The morning dawned in a white shroud with the frost covering all the trees and it appeared to be snowing as the crystals blew off the limbs and almost looked like a waterfall.
Frost Falling
Picture of the Day for February 23, 2018
My lawn has a deeper layer of snow from the storm last night and by afternoon the temperatures warmed enough that the ice finally fell from the tree limbs covering my driveway. It felt like walking through shards of glass and I rather stroll among flower petals instead.
Stroll Through Petals
Picture of the Day for February 22, 2018
The snow is falling again and it looks like it will be snowing all night and more is predicted for Saturday. I am getting tired of winter and rather see leaves falling since it is warmer when raking leaves than shoveling snow.
Dreaming of Autumn
Picture of the Day for February 21, 2018
The sun was out bright today but sunny days in the winter can be very deceiving as they normally mean cold days. Even the sun wasn’t strong enough to melt the ice off the tree limbs in the below freezing temperatures. Some of the limbs sparkled in the sunlight while others rattled in the breeze. Birds would have trouble eating this ice crusted berries.
Icy Berries
Picture of the Day for February 20, 2018
The trees were covered with ice and snow this morning. The sidewalks and roads were slippery with the ice too as winter continues to hang on.
Icy and Snowy Trees
Picture of the Day for February 19, 2018
The ice mixed with the snow made some slippery conditions today. I rather see ice on a planned event, like visiting the ice caves and formations along Lake Superior, than on the sidewalk and roads. This year the surface ice of Lake Superior near the Meyer Beach sea caves still has not been stable for visitors to walk on to view the ice formations. The strong winds keep pulling the ice layer away from shore.
Frozen Steps
Picture of the Day for February 18, 2018
A few days ago there was a pretty pink and purple sunset but I was too much of a chicken to go out in the cold wind to take a picture. Today the temperature was above freezing but the sunset was rather dull looking, unlike this sunset from an earlier winter day.
Winter Sunset
Picture of the Day for February 17, 2018
This weekend is the Great Backyard Bird Count, which started yesterday and goes through Monday, where people from around the world count birds and submit their data for research. But counting my finches and redpolls seems like an impossible task with them coming and going so quickly to the feeders and back to the trees.
Counting Birds
Picture of the Day for February 16, 2018
I had some spots of slight rippling water on my cement today, although it wasn’t flowing water since it was frozen ice instead causing me do some unplanned sliding. I would rather wade through this little creek during a summer day than playing in the cold.
Gentle Flowing Creek
Picture of the Day for February 15, 2018
There was a frosty layer on my cement this morning, but no pointy frost on the trees today. When it does get frosty and it starts to fall off the trees, then it looks like it is snowing. But it sounds like snow is coming and will cover the trees with snowflakes instead of frost crystals.
Pointy Frost
