Heikinpäivä!

Sure, it's the middle of January and it's cold and spring is a long time away. It's also Heikinpäivä, a midwinter celebration invented a few years ago in my hometown and celebrated this week. I love invented traditions like this, especially ones that are heavily dependent on bread and snow and ski races and bears.

Forecast: Significant blowing and drifting, with the possibility of heavy accumulation in rural areas.