"Frost on the Pumpkin"

During a semester break at Thammasat University near Bangkok, Thailand where our Son Rich teaches English, he came home for a couple of weeks. One of his goals was to "see his breathe". He did not have to wait long as the morning after landing there was a light dusting of snow and "frost was on the pumpkin".

This is just above a spot called "Hell's Gates" on the Kettle River in Pine County, Minnesota. During a logging era in the 1920's and 30's this river was on the route that loggers would use to float their logs south to waiting saw mills. Men (called River Pigs) would ride the logs and would take care of "log jams". Several River Pigs lost their lives in "Hell's Gates" which was the reason for its name.