It is a good thing the flowers haven’t come up yet as they would have been covered in snow again plus the day was below freezing so the blossoms would be turning blue in the cold.
Someday Blossoms
Picture of the Day for April 14, 2022
This scene from the middle of April twelve years looks very different than today as there is no green grass, no yellow blossoms and the white today is from the snow on the ground and not the white dandelion seed heads.
Not This April Spring Scene
Picture of the Day for April 13, 2022
The gray day delivered a few more snowflakes this afternoon after a misty morning where the marshy areas received more water. But there are no sunny marsh marigolds to brighten the day, but maybe the April showers will bring some May flowers since this month is still lacking any blossoms.
Sunny Marsh Marigolds
Picture of the Day for April 12, 2022
Thunderstorms have been moving through today but at least warm enough today for rain and not the snow they are predicting later this week.
Stormy Clouds
Picture of the Day for April 11, 2022
It almost seemed like spring finally arrived today with temperatures in the upper 50s, but spring is retreating again as later this week the highs will only be in the 30s and below freezing at night. Plus that frozen flakey white precipitation is in the forecast again too, so this warm summer sunset is still just a memory.
Someday Summer Sunset
Picture of the Day for April 10, 2022
I went outside after midnight this morning to check on the northern lights, but I was about an half hour too late as the Aurora Borealis were already starting to fade. The sky had more pink color to the west and more green rays to the east. I prefer seeing the northern lights over water but I didn’t walk down to my pond in the dark as I was uncertain what wildlife I might encounter as the bear have come out of hibernation.
Fading Northern Lights
Picture of the Day for April 9, 2022
It was a nice change today with the sun out and without waking up to more new snow. Plus when the temperature finally reached 50 degrees, it felt good to take a walk outdoors. This natural bridge arch, which survived the last ice age in the Driftless area of Wisconsin, is about 35 feet tall and its opening is 25 feet high by 35 wide. Below the arch, which a corner of it can be seen in the photo, is the Raddatz Rockshelter, once used by Paleo-Indians. The oldest artifacts found in the 60 feet wide by 30 feet deep shelter dated to around 12,000 years ago.
Natural Bridge State Park
Picture of the Day for April 8, 2022
Morning revealed another new layer of snow as a pileated woodpecker attacked my suet block. For being the largest woodpecker in the country, the pileated woodpecker is hard to spot and harder to get a photo of one although I often hear their call. I have been seeing one for the last month, but he always hears and flies away when I try to open the door from my kitchen into the garage so I could get to a window without a screen to take a picture. With their body shape and head, I can almost picture them as a prehistoric age type of pterosaur found on the set of Jurassic Park. It was six years ago when I was able to get a couple photos of the big woodpecker.
Pileated Woodpecker
Picture of the Day for April 7, 2022
I just couldn’t make myself take a picture of the “pretty snow” this morning as I’m tired of that white stuff and want spring to arrive. And I think the ducks in my pond would prefer this summer scene with the white in the clouds instead of the white snow on the ground by the pond this morning.
White at the Pond
Picture of the Day for April 6, 2022
That groundhog sure was wrong about when spring would come as it was another cold, dreary rainy/snowy day. This cat looks as disgusted as I feel about the late arrival of spring.
Cranky Cat
