Christmas Beyond Earth December 23, 2020 I woke up to three inches of perfect fresh sticky snow a couple days ago. Although I had no plans for a snow sculpture… Continue Reading
Trumpers try to overthrow Michigan October 8, 2020 I think I saw this coming Make America Two Again Continue Reading
Not from Duluth? Wonder who candidate Welty is? July 23, 2020 Yeah, I run for Congress and served on Duluth School Board but this is what most locals will remember long after my mortal coil… Continue Reading
What the sun giveth . . . February 24, 2020 It will also taketh away. I expected clouds but the forecast let me down and gave me a beautiful sunny day. I can’t paint… Continue Reading
Look at it today or tomorrow before Minnesota’s new milder winters… February 24, 2020 . . . melts the heck out of this brief winter wonder in my front yard. I give it one or two days a… Continue Reading
Behind the scenes of a snow sculpture February 23, 2020 I like to look at my snow sculptures from my windows. I don’t build them to be seen from the back but I like… Continue Reading
Meet the new member of the “no evil” clan December 16, 2019 If you couldn’t tell it by looking at my friend here, he’s pinching his nose tight. He’s not alone on my front yard. His… Continue Reading
How a lot of us feel May 1, 2019 I am in awe of what sculptors can do with sand. I was asked to give it a try in Two Harbors thirty years… Continue Reading
The heads replacement – KBJR January 15, 2019 https://kbjr6.com/news/top-stories/2019/01/14/welty-changes-up-snow-sculpture-design/ Continue Reading
“Hate helps no one…” Tommy Rukavina’s last letter January 12, 2019 The last time I remember seeing tiny but obstreperous Tommy Rukavina he crawled out from under a table at a candidate’s forum I was… Continue Reading
In the DNT and good bye to Baby New Year January 8, 2019 I still subscribe to the DNT because I would miss things if I relied solely on checking it on my cell phone. And despite… Continue Reading
The surgery has not gone well January 3, 2019 I attempted an untested surgical procedure in order to return the New Year’s Baby’s dismembered head to its rightful place. Present to record, for… Continue Reading
The DNT IS ON THE CASE January 2, 2019 https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/government-and-politics/4551237-duluthian-creates-trump-snow-sculpture Continue Reading
A brazen daylight crossing of … January 2, 2019 … Baby New Year’s border wall ended tragically for Baby New Year. It is not clear if his decapitation was committed by haters of… Continue Reading
Don’t worry I built him a border wall. . . December 31, 2018 It’s only snow but so far no Canadians have crossed it. Continue Reading
I got much further along… December 29, 2018 T …than I thought I would. It was colder than I like and my fingers and toes got cold but the next two days… Continue Reading
Bipartisan by nature July 30, 2018 Why would I be a revelation in Congress? Because I truly took to heart Will Roger’s maxim, “I never met a man I didn’t… Continue Reading
This’n that before I hit the sack March 13, 2018 I had the house mostly to myself today as Claudia went to St. Paul to lobby our legislature with folks worried about the poor… Continue Reading
As Minnesota is pulled down by gravity and sun February 28, 2018 My children and my wife make sport over me whenever I began talking about natural phenomena. They all call out “glaciers!” when I get… Continue Reading