This newborn calf is wet from amniotic fluids, but this evening the calves would be soggy from the rain if they are outside in the pasture.
Newborn Calf
Picture of the Day for May 20, 2019
Hopefully the frost this morning is the last of the cold white stuff this spring and the white color will be provided by blossoms, flowers and puffy clouds instead.
Wild Plum Blossoms
Picture of the Day for May 19, 2019
The weather does not feel like the late spring, but had a cold sharp bite since the wind chill is below freezing. And with a frost advisory for tonight, the newly potted flowers and plants have to be covered or hauled back inside.
Cold Sharp Bite
Picture of the Day for May 18, 2019
Ducks might like water but I’m not too sure they liked this cold, damp day and they might be wishing for sunny warm days especially when their eggs hatch and the little ducklings are scooting around on the water.
Cold Duck
Picture of the Day for May 17, 2019
The Virginia Bluebells buds start out in a pink color and turns blue as the blossoms open up. Although this one stem of blooms seem to have missed the memo that they were supposed to change color. The pink are like the warm temperatures of yesterday and the blue for the cold weather today. On rare occasions they are white, which I am glad I didn’t see or that might suggest snow.
Colors of Virginia Bluebells
Picture of the Day for May 16, 2019
After 240 days, the temperature finally reached eighty degrees again and you might think it would be a great day to go swimming in the lake without waves. But it would be a chilly dip in Lake Superior as the water temperature near this beach is only 37 degrees.
Chilly Dip on a Hot Day
Picture of the Day for May 15, 2019
A couple of warmer days has allowed the dandelions to provide spots of yellow on the lawn, but the Marsh Marigolds are adding the yellow in wet road ditches. The blossoms of the marsh marigolds produce both nectar and large amounts of pollen which attract many insects.
Yellow in Marshes
Picture of the Day for May 14, 2019
When I was walking along the shore of Lake Superior today, I thought I had found a unique white rock embedded in the red layers. But on closer inspection, the rock which I couldn’t reach the top of, wasn’t a rock but snow which still hasn’t melted yet even though it is the middle of May on a seventy degree day.
Snow Rock
Picture of the Day for May 13, 2019
As the daylight is increasing and the temperatures are slowly warming up, the recent snow near Lake Superior has melted and the lake shore hasn’t been covered in ice blocks for a while now so the driftwood is exposed again on the beach.
Superior Driftwood
Picture of the Day for May 12, 2019
I didn’t pick any dandelions for my usual Mother’s Day flowers since there still isn’t many flowers blooming for the bees to collect pollen from. And with the late spring, the wildflowers are rather sparse yet to take a walk through the woods on mom’s day. Although there are a few violets adding some color in the woods and on my lawn.
Violets for Mom
