so long sarasota, back to chilly wisconsin via charlotte and chicago!
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caution: manatee area.
manatees look “cute” at first but on second glance they look like a giant slug grew a beaver tail and arms.
taking a stroll near sarasota florida.
construction workers are complaining about bitter cold 54°F temps.
it’s cccccooooooolllldddddd!
i think it’s like -30°F so happy they’re taking a little extra time for de-icing.
(LSE->MSP)->ATL->SRQ
purty sunrise on first leg of flight from la crosse to sarasota.
day 4199: a new year’s day hockey tournament!
it’s become a tradition to spend new year’s day at a hockey tournament where teams are made up of players from around the region. it’s a great way for the kids to get to know other players and a perfect way to spend the first day of the new year. this year the pee wee tournament is hosted in black river falls which is about an hour away from our hometown.
odin’s team won the first game of the tournament, 2-4. a great start to 2016!
watching teams in between games about to dig into tourney fundraiser grilled steak and potatoes which we’ve learned is way better than you might expect to find in a hockey arena.
aaaand odin’s team won second game, 3-5! they’re leading tourney in wins & points. just one more game! 52 shots on goal!
whooooo! odin’s team swept the tourney send won their third game! 1-5. i’m going to guess their will be some tired kids after 3 hours of hockey.
i spy odin spying me.
no trophy, no awards – nothing but the the satisfaction of knowing they won the tournament. great job, team!
we’ll definitely be back next year.
after the games, with the crowds clearing out, odin finds a seat to watch the winter classic.
365/365. a perfectly appropriate photographic ending to 2015 and my 365 project.
i had big plans for a photographic ending to 2015 and my 365 photo-a-day project, but alas life got in the way. i suppose it’s appropriate that i find myself ending both in a hockey arena watching odin run hockey drills 🙂
after practice, we’ll end 2015 the same as 2014, going to bed early to get up at 5:45am for early morning new year’s day hockey tournament. stay safe, ya’ll. see you on the flipside.