A light scattering of snowflakes fell today. Summertime dandelion seeds or autumn milkweed pod seeds flying through the air would be a warmer event to enjoy.
Ready for Flight
Picture of the Day for January 25, 2021
When walking my trails, my feet sinks in deeper with the new layer of snow and almost feels like stepping into marshy conditions. But ground is frozen and covered in that cold white stuff and not displaying any swamp milkweed in bloom waiting for butterflies.
Swamp Milkweed
Picture of the Day for January 24, 2021
By afternoon, most of the new snow fell off the trees but some traces of the white decoration remained. The new snow sparkled in the sunshine and looked pretty except for all the snow on my driveway.
Snow Coated Pine Branches
Picture of the Day for January 23, 2021
In addition to the sunset reflecting off windows, like in yesterday’s photo, autumn colors also make a wonderful window reflection.
Autumn Window Reflection
Picture of the Day for January 22, 2021
I have had trouble with critters getting into places where they shouldn’t be and I noticed squirrel tracks going under my shed. And for a moment, I thought the squirrels had tunneled inside my shed and were roasting chestnuts on an open fire. But there wasn’t a fire in my building as it was just the glare of the setting sun reflecting off the window.
Fire Window
Picture of the Day for January 21, 2021
New snowfall is often a draw to kids to make snow angels and apparently for critters too, as a bird made this one in the new coating of snow yesterday.
Bird Snow Angel
Picture of the Day for January 20, 2021
The wind was blowing stuff around today, like the empty sunflower hulls and snow, but I would rather see some dancing flowers waving around in the strong breeze instead.
Dancing Flowers
Picture of the Day for January 19, 2021
There have been interesting tracks in the new coating of snow over the last several days. Especially when i spotted both squirrel and birds tracks that slipped on the hidden ice under the snow. And I don’t mind the squirrel tracks going between the trees, but I don’t like the tracks heading to my bird feeders.
Squirrel Snow Tracks
Picture of the Day for January 18, 2021
The birds seemed to be extra chipper once the sun came out this afternoon, even if the temperature was below freezing. The chickadees and finches were making lots of trips to the feeder in the sunshine and singing in the trees in between trips.
Feeding in the Sunshine
Picture of the Day for January 17, 2021
It was another gray day, with even a light coating of snow overnight, so it wasn’t a bright or colorful Sunday. It will be six months before these sunny flowers provide some bright yellow in my yard.
Waiting for Yellow
