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January 4, 2012January 4, 2012 M. Sullivan Photography Family, Photos, Skiing

A New Year, Another Sunrise

I’ve been MIA – busy with the holidays, cleaning up from the holidays, an unexpected trip to the northern-most part of the state, Sebastian’s invention project, the kids’ ski races, getting back to work and the kids going back to school, along with a side project/job that I’ve taken on for a friend. Although our holiday break took some unexpected turns, we did have quality time with both sets of parents (grandparents) and a short visit with the Sullivan cousins. We found time to see a movie, play some games, enjoy our new Christmas gifts and spend time together as a family. Now that we are back into the craziness of work and school, it was nice to stop and enjoy a couple of beautiful sunrises this week. I neglected to bring my camera with me on my drive to work both yesterday and today, but borrowed my company’s point-and-shoot to capture these images this morning.

Here’s a family photo taken with Sophia’s new camera at our traditional New Year’s Eve dinner destination – Famous Dave’s. We spent some additional time next door at Adventure Zone playing games, winning tickets and exchanging tickets for two stuffed monkeys, two tops and a few other plastic trinkets. Fun was had by the kids and the parents. 🙂

The kids spent the earlier part of their New Year’s Eve at Chester Bowl participating in the ski races. Mike and I were busy trying to stay warm at the bottom of the hill, but eagerly cheering on both of them. Sophia had two excellent runs that put her in the middle of nearly 20 kids in her age category. Sebastian outdid himself by placing second in his category. Here are the YouTube clips of their races.

March 24, 2011 M. Sullivan Photography Landscapes, Photos, Weather

The Blizzard That Wasn’t

Snow predictions were as high as 24 inches and included a blizzard warning for our recent weather event. It started with high winds on Tuesday. The waves on Lake Superior were incredible. Surfers in wet suits were even seen enjoying a ride on the cold waves. On my way back to work after lunch, I stopped by Canal Park to take a few photos as the water crashed into the shore. The spray of water soaked the weather watchers who were standing too close.

Water Spray Obstructs The View Of the Lighthouse

We waited for the snow to begin Tuesday afternoon and then into the evening. A few snowflakes began at around 6pm and then stopped abruptly an hour later. The kids went to bed hoping for school to be closed the next day as the weather forecaster were still predicting snow. At 5am Daphne needed to go outside. Mike reported back that the driveway was bare – no snow. The winds had been strong and gusty all night long and continued throughout the day on Wednesday. Sustained winds were around 50mph at one point and a gust of 70mph was recorded on the Bong Bridge between Duluth and Superior. The waves on the lake continued to be high. I made a stop in Canal Park at the location I took photos the day before. The spray of lake water in the parking lot was too much for me to even get out of my vehicle – no pictures and still no snow. I couldn’t help but check back this morning (Thursday) after the winds had died down to see what the landscape looked like next to the Aerial Lift Bridge and Lake Superior shore…it was incredible!

Mother nature never ceases to amaze us. Our weather may not be the best in the country, but it certainly is the most interesting and beautiful.

February 12, 2011 M. Sullivan Photography Joy of Love, Photography Class, Photos

Joy of Love ~ Day 11

Day 11 Theme ~ Dreams

I’m a day late in posting this. Not busy dreaming, but busy living. Work during the day, ski races at Chester Bowl in the evening. Home at 8 o’clock. There wasn’t much time for this theme, but I did manage to take a few photos of Mike’s dream – sort of. He actually has a few things that he “dreams” about. One is being a pro golfer, another is a ski patrol and another is buying a home on the shore of Lake Superior. I took a short detour on my way home from work to take a few pictures on the shore of Lake Superior. This is probably not the way Mike dreams of it – cold, gray and icy – but this is what it looks like in February.