With the big football game occurring today, many people are watching the plays, passes, runs and tackles during at the Superbowl. I’m not a big sport fan and so I rather watch puppies tackle each other instead.
Puppy Tackle
Picture of the Day for February 3, 2018
That rodent was right, at least about winter being around for a while, as more snow fell today, putting a new layer of that white stuff all over everything.
Another Snowy Day
Picture of the Day for February 2, 2018
I’m not sure why any marmot would venture out on a very cold -17 degree morning to look for its shadow to supposedly predict how much longer winter will be. Maybe that is why some groundhogs have bitten the people forcing them out in the cold for the prediction. Even if the groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter, that would be a shorter winter than we normally get. I didn’t see a groundhog out but I did see a mouse running on top of the snow, casing a shadow, so I guess there will a long winter here too unless my cat catches that rodent and cancels the prediction.
A Mouse Hunting Kitty
Picture of the Day for February 1, 2018
The winds today was blowing the snow around, causing some drifting like at the end of my driveway. Summertime would have butterflies floating by instead of the cold snowflakes and after being outside in very cold wind chills, I would like some summertime temperatures.
Summertime Swallowtail
Picture of the Day for January 31, 2018
The morning’s light revealed another new coating of snow, which hid the ice underneath and made it treacherous for man and machine. My snowblower hit a patch of that hidden ice and slid the front tire off the driveway and all of my pushing and cat litter couldn’t get it out so I had to use my car to pull it out. The snow might be pretty until it turns against me!
More Pretty Snow
Picture of the Day for January 30, 2018
The cloudy day looked rather dull today without any blue skies to see and definitely not as colorful as an autumn day when foliage displays bright colors.
Autumn Maple Tree
Picture of the Day for January 29, 2018
The birds were busy coming to the feeders today in the colder temperature and I had to refill several with seed. Sea gulls don’t visit my yard, even in the summer time, and definitely not in the winter with no open water nearby. I wouldn’t mind seeing a gull since that normally means a trip to a lake in the summer and warmer conditions
Sea Gull on a Warmer Day
Picture of the Day for January 28, 2018
At the end of the icy tunnel, you could look out to see other people walking on the ice. This year, the ice caves have not been open because the ice isn’t safe, especially since last week the wind blew all the ice away and it is open water where these hikers were standing in past years.
Peering Out an Icy Tunnel
Picture of the Day for January 27, 2018
The snow which melted yesterday created very icy conditions today when the water refroze and caused me to do some unplanned sliding. Four years ago, the ice caves on the Lake Superior shores provided a range of ice formations including this tunnel with a slippery smooth ice which I carefully walked through to explore the frozen creations.
Icy Tunnel
Picture of the Day for January 26, 2018
The warmer temperature and strong winds today finally started to shake and melt the snow off the trees so my chickadees can perch in their tree by the bird feeder again.
Snow Melting Off
