The month is coming to a end, typically the coldest month of the winter season but it was a warmer January this year even though most days were still below freezing so not warm enough for summertime yellow flowers.
Missing Yellow Flowers
Picture of the Day for January 30, 2015
I haven’t ventured to Amnicon Falls State Park in the winter time to see the river frozen over and the landscape covered in white. It has been a warmer January so I wonder if there is some open water. I wouldn’t mind visiting the falls and Horton bridge again, as each season offers a different sight from the rushing water of springtime melting changing to the summer greenery that fades to a quieter falls in the autumn with orange and yellow backdrop until the barren trees are blanketed in white again, ready to repeat the cycle.
Water Under the Bridge
Picture of the Day for January 29, 2015
The rolling hills of Wisconsin currently are not showing patches of various shades green from crops and pasture land since covered with a layer of snow instead.
Rolling Patches of Green
Picture of the Day for January 28, 2015
With several days of cloudy skies, there is no yellow sun to see and it will be a while before yellow flowers or yellow weeds appear again.
No Yellow in Winter
Picture of the Day for January 27, 2015
My cat used to give me kisses and whisker rubs and I think I prefer that to a slobbery kiss from a heifer!
Slobbery Kiss
Picture of the Day for January 26, 2015
A new coat of snow covered the ground during the night temporarily covering most of the critter tracks.
New Snow Coating
Picture of the Day for January 25, 2015
Although a cooler morning than yesterday, the snow overnight missed this area and a hazy sun is out on this Sunday morning. (Last year on January 25th when this picture was taken, the sun was out brighter but the wind was blowing strong and causing drifts to form on the road.)
The Marsh Lake Cemetery surrounds the Bethany Church but the lack of footprints leading to the door suggests that the church is no longer used on a regular basis, especially in the winter time.
Church Forgotten in the Winter
Picture of the Day for January 24, 2015
I love old wooden barns but I am a bit prejudice in that I prefer to see white barn in the summer time when the green grass complements the white barn, especially if the barn is trimmed in green. Red barns look good against the white snow or green grass, although it is warmer for the fingers to take pictures in the summertime!
Summertime White Barn
Picture of the Day for January 23, 2015
The warmer temperature the past week has felt nice after a cold December, but hardy winter lovers may not be as thrilled as the snow pack is shrinking. The ice layer on Lake Superior by the ice caves has also disappeared even though there was ice last week when the park rangers were out on the ice monitoring the thickness but last weekend’s winds blew and took the ice away. So now there is open water by the caves where last season 138,000 people walked on the ice to view the ice formations.
Admiring the Ice Formations
Picture of the Day for January 22, 2015
The kitten called Trouble just might get in trouble if it keeps climbing up higher in the tree as one of its siblings had a not so graceful exit from the same tree the other day.
Trouble in Trouble
