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\"water<\/a><\/p>\n

This city is just not equipped to handle snow; everything shuts down and only major arterials are plowed. The accumulation this year is really out of the ordinary, and this weather has lasted longer than I remember as well.<\/p>\n

We had to get out of the house yesterday, so we walked to the lake.\u00a0 The snow was deep enough that the one block hike was exhausting.<\/p>\n

I was blown away by the number of birds in the water.\u00a0 I can always count on this spot for some bird watching, but not this many birds.<\/p>\n

\"birds<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ducks<\/a><\/p>\n

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