TODAY APPEARED deceptively lovely. Blue sky. Sunshine. Fresh layer of snow overnight.
A rural scene along Interstate 35 north of the Northfield, Minnesota, exit.
But appearance is not reality.
On this Sunday in Southern Minnesota, the temp dipped to minus two degrees Fahrenheit by late afternoon.
A tough job on a cold day, cleaning up after a crash.
On Highway 36 in Roseville, a Minnesota state trooper faced the unenviable task of clearing debris from a crash scene. Only his cheeks and nose appeared visible from behind a black mask as he worked in the brutal cold. He faced the additional danger of two lanes of heavy traffic propelling toward him. All it would take is one inattentive driver…
Steam hangs heavy in the air during cold spells.
Near downtown Minneapolis, smokestacks billowed steam, always more prominent on days like today.
A sun dog photographed from Interstate 35 between the Northfield and Faribault exits.
As day shifted to evening, sun dogs showed up, bright columns of light flanking the sun.
Another sun dog, photographed just before the first Interstate 35 exit southbound into Faribault.
It’s been one cold day in Minnesota.
© Copyright 2015 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
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