Sifting and Winnowing...

Melting and Sweeping...

If you've been to Wisconsin, you might be familiar with the sifting and winnowing tradition.*

But today, walking back to work after lunch, I witnessed another glorious Wisconsin tradition as our noontime temps hit 60 degrees, a peak not reached since November: the melting rush of clean waters from snowbanks gushing into drains, and freshly swept curbside gutters after a streets worker had passed.

Ah, Wisconsin!
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* "Whatever may be the limitations which trammel inquiry elsewhere, we believe the University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found."