An English proverb describes typical March weather as “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” And it looks like March went out like a lamb this year as I was able to open the windows since it warmed to 62 this afternoon. That was preferable to having a snow storm when March goes out like a lion instead.
March Out Like A Lamb
Temperatures slightly above freezing yesterday afternoon melted the ice that fell earlier in the day which was a good thing with the strong winds making the tree branches rattle. So winter days aren’t so lucky when the heavy ice break limbs and power lines. I just don’t know if ice counted as snow for the robin tail for spring to finally come.
Ice Encased Leaf
There wasn’t a colorful Sunday sunrise this morning since it was cloudy and the trees were rattling with ice from the freezing rain overnight. The yard was full of robins this morning but I don’t think ice counts as snow on the robin’s tail so spring might not be here yet.
Sunday Sunrise
My robin is to blame for the predicted snow and sleet tonight since I keep seeing him duck under the pine tree so the snow can’t land on his tail during the brief snow showers, so apparently it has only snowed on the robin twice and not the three times for spring to truly arrive and stay. I might have to stake the robin in the middle of the yard tonight so that the snow can land on his tail and be done with winter. I guess that is why the robin is Wisconsin’s state bird because we have six or more months of winter!
Robin Causing it to Snow
The morning was a crisp 17 degrees so if there had been flowers poking up in between the snow showers, they would be rather stiff. The sun is shining this morning but no colorful flowers to brighten the landscape as in prior years, so I will have to wait a few more weeks for the daffodils and other spring flowers.
Daffodils Dancing
On a ‘spring’ morning below freezing, a blacksmith might stay warm if he had his forge fired up for the day and if his log structure was well chinked.
Old Blacksmith Building
I think the poor pine trees are as tired of winter as I am as they are weighted down with the heavy, wet snow which fell overnight.
Heavy Laden with Snow
I think the deer is like me and prefers the open grass before the snow yesterday and before it is covered again with more snow predicted for tonight.
Deer Looking for Grass
The cardinal was singing this morning so I guess he didn’t mind the return to winter but I didn’t hear or see the bluebirds or robins since I think they are wondering were spring went to. But now the robin has had snow on its tail twice so hopefully it will only snow once more and spring can stay.
Doesn’t Look Like Spring to Me
Built in 1891 on the south end of Superior, Wisconsin, the Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church made several journeys. The first journey was just a move of a few blocks down in 1898 but the second move was about 120 miles south to the city of New Richmond to be part of the Heritage Center.
When the church opened, services were held in both the German and English language in the early days as the industrial center of Superior had a large German immigrant population but even before the Great Depression, many factories had closed and membership dwindled until the church closed around the 1970’s.
Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
