Alexandria this A.M.

Alexandrian Tom Obert took this photo of the old hometown. With the wind howling -- just as it is here in Shakopee -- Tom didn't venture out onto the deck in his jammies. Mom can no doubt see snow from her Clearwater window.
Things have been going bump in the night all night here. The 50 mile an hour gusts will continue until this evening, they say. So Steve's feeling snug and smug in Tucson, we suppose.
This goofy blow won't last, of course, as we wonder what's in store on the other side. Stan bought some boots to go with launching the kayak . . . the DNR has pulled all the public access docks on the nearby lakes . . . so he picked a pair of $20 Dairy boots to keep his feet dry the next time out.

They're better than garbage bags, which were used last time.