Iowegians for lunch

Our friend, Missy, rode up from Iowa with her sister, brother-in-law and nieces. We lunched together; the kids all played together.
Happy New Year! 

Suburban Decay X

Fried out. Kentucky Fried Chicken no more. Empty.

Lavender snow

White lights. Red lights. Blue lights. Christmas lights.

December Moon

On a cold night's walk around the neighborhood...

Where's Santa?

Did the reindeer abandon their toy delivering leader?

Strung in a row

Christmas trees off McAndrews Road. Lovely!

Holiday regards

My family and I wish you a blessed, merry Christmas!  This Parisian photo from Jardin du Luxembourg graced our Christmas card. 

All set up

My cousin, Sarah, and her finance,' Kurt, came over for lunch on Sunday. I set the Christmas table on Saturday night.
Merry Christmas! 

On the 3rd day of Christmas....

The Eagan Ambassadors were cheerfully ringing the Salvation Army bells to collect donations while singing the "12 Days of Christmas" at the Cub Foods grocery store on Cliff Road! 

Gas station no more....

This newly completed retail building along Cliff Road replaced the old, abandoned gas station previously posted here.  Photo taken in November. 

Frosted

Winter is here. So is more fresh snow....

Trimmed with lights

Illuminated with lights. A Christmas glow. 

Mocha break

Santa and his elf were ordering their coffee drinks at Caribou Coffee on Cliff Road. Huh, I didn't see any reindeer waiting outside??

Morning Santa time

Santa visited Lifetime on Saturday for breakfast with the kids.  

Guest photographer - Miranda Erickson 

Christmas pose

Greg and Jennee wanted a photo for their Christmas card and I was delighted to photograph them. 

Like powered sugar...

The pine trees stood covered in powdery snow at Oak Cliff Place on Nicols Road. 

Got old fashioned coffee?

Who drinks Folgers coffee in today's world of Starbucks, Caribou and other gourmet coffees? Walgreens on Lexington Avenue and Diffley Road still sells it...

A light in darkness

White light, blue light. Lights in the winter nights.

Orange highlights

Mr. Snowman has carrot eyes, a carrot nose and buttons made of carrots!

12:12 am on 12-12-12

Our neighbors came over with sugar cookies for us all to decorate! Hands of children and parents lovingly made these festive yummies!

Trio time

Hope, Abe and William played a piece together at the Sara Stephens Kotrba Winter Recital on Saturday afternoon. Our youngest daughter also performed. The Suzuki Method is taught along with additional techniques resulting in excellent student abilities!

Reporting for duty

Snow fell all day on Sunday so I was glad to see these eager snow shovelers!

Christmas joy

The tree stands decorated and lit in our living room!

How many Eaganites....

.... does it take to change a light bulb?

Lights of Lifetime

Lights in the nights of December. 

Forest stroll

Follow the path; enjoy the nature walk!

Squash & gourds, oh my!

Are you a squash and/or gourd fan? Favorite recipe?

"Harvey"

Eleven cast members will present this 1945 Pulitzer prize winning play on the Eagan High School stage.  Show times: Friday, December 7 - 7:30 pm; Saturday, December 8 - 7:30 pm; Friday, December 14 - 7:30 pm; Saturday, December 15 - 7:30 pm. Order tickets here.

The crew, costume designers and technicians give the actors tremendous support. Production directed by Nancy Owzarek. 

Bridge side

Nathan Welliver, lead massage therapist at Eagan Lifetime, posed in Blackhawk Park.  A Brainerd native, he enjoys mountain biking and crossfit training in his free-time.

The adult table

Our neighbors, Jason and Erica, invited us and others to their house to celebrate their son's 4th birthday.  Adults sat in the dining room; kids ate in the kitchen. It was a festive brunch feast!

My street

A mid-November snow covered my street in south Eagan. To see other City Daily Photo blog December theme day participants, click here. 

A rocky foundation

This playhouse recently caught my attention.  What do you think?

Not cranberries

Red
berries,
bird
treats,
hanging
lowly,
November
colors...

Rolled & folded

Join the "Commitment Day" 5K Run Walk sponsored by Eagan Lifetime on 01.01.13. Get your new year off to a healthy start!  Any guesses how many gym towels were used to illustrate their logo? 

Jackpot!

A record $500 Million Powerball will be drawn on Wednesday night; will you buy a ticket? What would you do with the lump sum of $278 million if you won?

Irresponsible

Smoking on a balcony reportedly started an early morning blaze on Thanksgiving. The 6 units at Cinnamon Ridge Apartments at 4565 Slater Road were wrecked but luckily none of the 20 residents were injured. 

Capped off

Look down,
brown cover,
hover above,
love walks!

Decked doors

Our front doors are decorated for Christmas! Do the wreathes make you think of lingonberries or cranberries?

Advent readiness

Doorway decorations.  A neighbor's Christmas preparations. 

Rotary recipients

These representatives from 16 local charities received $30,000 in total grants from the Eagan Rotary Club on Wednesday during its weekly lunch meeting.  Happy Thanksgiving!
iPhone photo

On Sepia Pond

A view from my recent walk...

Pumpkin doorway

Halloween has past. Thanksgiving comes this week. Christmas is around the corner. 

From Sudan to Eagan

Rashad struck a traditional Sudanese pose at Jensen Lake Park. 

His white turban flowed on forever....

Bond....James Bond

My wife and I watched Agent 007 run, shoot, leap and sashay through 2.5 hours of action, suspense and death defying tricks on Saturday night at Eagan's Regal 16 Theaters.  Sometimes, I wonder what it would be like to be an international spy.....

Gratifying green

Green. Classic car. Market Fest Wednesday. Summer memory. 

Bronzed firefighter

This statue honors all the firefighters in our area at the Eagan Memorial Plaza next to the Eagan Community Center. 

$3.19 @ SA

How much is "unleaded" gas in your neighborhood? 

Last mums

This statue stands behind the Eagan Community Center. The mums are the only flowers left in late autumn.