Yesterday the snow melting on my roof created mini waterfalls but by this evening most of that white stuff finally has melted so just a trickle was dripping off the house. And hopefully no more snow will be added back on the roof and that the ground starts appearing without its winter coat.
Behind the Falls
There was a few signs of spring today, even with the new snow yesterday, as I heard some sandhill cranes flying overhead as well as spotting some racoons out of hibernation playing in the water puddles. Plus my troublesome chipmunks have emerged from their winter tunnels as one went racing across the snow before racing up a tree.
Returning Chipmunk
Pretty big white fluffy snowflakes fell this morning. Well they might have been pretty if it was December and not March as I didn’t care to clear several inches of snow off my car when some years the white blossoms of wildflowers can be found in March.
More March Snow
The birds seemed to be singing extra cheerful this morning and it probably was because it was finally above freezing again in the sunshine.
Happy Birds
If the forecast is accurate for the coming week, maybe today will be the last day where the high remains below freezing, although it will be still freezing overnight.
Another Chilly Day
With temperatures below zero again this evening, it feels more like January than March. Hopefully the forecast is right and next week will be warmer so then maybe the bite of winter will lessen.
Winter’s Bite
Yesterday there was six tom turkeys that would not get off the road, but it was the pheasants darting across the road in front of my car several times today. Maybe they were hanging around the blacktop road where it was warmer than the snow covered ground. And like me, they probably are dreaming of green grass instead of the cold frozen winter landscape.
Pheasant In Summer
With the wind chills below zero again, winter isn’t releasing its grip today but maybe next week will bring warmer conditions.
Winter’s Grip
There was a loud noise when a chunk of ice and snow fell off the house roof today. I rather have the loud roar of a non-frozen waterfall instead, especially with more upcoming days below freezing temperatures. The High Falls of the Baptism River has a drop of 60 feet but has a bigger volume of water in the spring and summer compared to this late fall image.
High Falls of the Baptism River
Although the temperature stayed below freezing, the sun was strong enough to cause some melting and some of the icicles grew in length before breaking off. The two foot icicles I saw today are tiny compared to the huge icicles by the ice caves on Lake Superior. If you look closely, you can spot a person dressed in black under the ice formations near the center of the photo so the icicles are a tad longer than two feet.
Large Icicles
