Pics of bus in -13 F

[Scott & Heather]

I grew up here, so Lake Effect is part of the culture. Michigan is the only state I believe entirely covered in snow right now. It's crazy, we'll get a foot of snow here, and drive 15 miles east and it's blue skies and sunny...turn around, drive back to Berrien Springs, and it's still zero visibility snow falling. Unreal. It never ceases to amaze me. In the recent snowstorm a week ago, a flock of Horned Grebe's got caught in the storm and slammed to the ground. They can't take off on land...so if you see one floundering around on a snowbank, just carry it to open water and watch the magic Here's the one I rescued this past week and yes, you'll notice it was 1 F at 12:49 pm: