Statue of Liberty

Dima was out waving to cars on Yankee Doodle Road.  Liberty Tax Service is looking for more clients. Taxes are due April 15; they can help you!

Frosty and the kids

It's fun to have a friend made out of snow with a hat and a colorful scarf!

Guest photographer: Melanie Willy

Many mags....

It was snowing outside on Sunday but I was relaxing inside Barnes and Noble bookstore near Byerly's with a few magazines! 

No Bob in Bobcat?

I guess even snowplowing guys need a break too....

Got wine?

The Cellars progressive wine sale on Cliff Road ....the percent off is the same as the date! Stock up on vino! Get 28% off on Monday, January 28th! 

Just 4 more months....

It's FRIGID cold outside.  Summer is one day closer every day...

Cool cats

Junior Varsity hockey dudes braved the cool ice arena to cheer their Wildcats hockey buddies to victory over Lakeville South 5 - 2 on subzero Tuesday night. 

Blue vs. Red

Eagan Wildcats out-skated Lakeville South Tuesday night 5 - 2!

Tune in tomorrow to see cool high school dress code!

Tragedy struck

A terrible fire on frigid Sunday morning claimed the life of one of three duplex inhabitants on Aspen Drive. See more information here. 

Dog walk

Ted and Monica were strolling with their 9 year old Alaskan Malamutes, Baron and Duchess.  Such beautiful dogs!

Eagan Rotarian #28

Laura Helmueller, Sr. VP and Market Manager for Bremer Bank, has worked for 20 years with commercial loans.  An Edina native and St. Thomas graduate, she's a busy married mother of two kids. 

Melting man

Snowmen don't like 40 degrees.....

Basketball boys

The Eagan Wildcats bounced over Lakeville South on Friday night with a final score of 83 to 72! 

Got shaggy hair?

Rumor has it that today is their "grand opening" at 2000 Rahncliff Road facing Cliff Road.  Sashay over there for a haircut and tell them that the Eagan Daily Photo blogger sent you!

To Cuba with Kate

Great Kate, friend and St. Paul Daily Photo blogger, visited me in my office on Wednesday. She showed me her photos from a recent trip to Cuba.  We drank Starbucks coffee and chatted about blogging with the City Daily Photo blog community. See Kate's blog here.

Guest photographer: Candyce Medici

Suburban Decay XI

Vacant strip mall. Tired. Deserted. Lonely. 

Under 3 bucks!!

Great to see gas at our neighborhood station selling these days for less than $3!  What's the price where you are?

Le service est termine'......

I'm very disappointed to report that Pardon My French cafe' went out of business on 1/13/13!

Birthday buddies

Our middle daughter celebrated her 10 years with friends!

Blessing of Blackhawk Lake

Last Sunday, Epiphany Sunday, some of the faithful from St. Elizabeth Orthodox Church gathered at Blackhawk Lake to celebrate Theophany which commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. Trekking along the park's frozen path in procession with cross and gospel, the ceremony culminated on the lake itself with the blessing of its waters through a large opening in the ice cut out in the shape of a cross.

Reading a gospel story and then a poem first recited in Jerusalem in the 7th Century, the community's pastor, Fr. Marc Boulos, blessed and then sprinkled the lake's waters on the small crowd huddled around the cross-shaped opening. "The baptism of Jesus," Boulos explained, "draws attention to Biblical accounts of God's struggle to safeguard life on earth, despite humanity's repeated miss-steps...the blessing is given as an expression of gratitude for life itself."

Photo credits: Paul O'Connor, Renee Zitzloff, Deborah del Castillo

Text credit: Hollie Benton

Backstage

Roman Cress stood behind the center stage of the Eagan Rotary Bandshell.  A former Olympic runner from the Beijing Games, he enjoys sports when not working at his school.  See him featured previously here. 

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Go tips!

Wayne was working wildly..... at Lebanon Hills Park!

Guest photographer: Wayne Moran

Feeling blue?

Lights at dawn. Blue, green, white lights. 

Poolside

Eagan High School Wildcats dunked their swim and dive opponents from Eastview High School in the Dakota Hills Middle School pool on Friday night. 

Outlined

Yep, I like Christmas lights. Last lights photo?

Ice time

We enjoyed iceskating on New Year's Day as a family! 

Pretzel or start-off?

The Eagan High School Wildcats lost their wrestling match to Apple Valley last night. I couldn't decide which photo to post so which do you like better?

Mountain biker dude

Just before December, Nathan Welliver was biking around Blackhawk Park on his mountain bike.  Now a foot of snow covers the trails.  See Nathan featured previously here. 

Wanna sample?

As an annual New Year's Day family tradition, I backed some "Swedish Kringla." It tasted yummy...

Some fresh air

Mike Merryfield went snowshoeing on Jensen Lake on a crisp, sunny, New Year's Eve day.  A Wisconsin native living in Eagan, he seemed happy in spite of the Packers' recent loss...