The new year started out cloudy but there was no snow on the ground so it was a different start to the year.
Cloudy New Year
Picture of the Day for December 31, 2023
It looks like the birds are flying the old year off into the sunset.
Flying Out the Old Year
Picture of the Day for December 30, 2023
There was some light freezing rain this evening which caused some slippery roads as the ice coated various surfaces.
Icy Needles
Picture of the Day for December 29, 2023
This ear of corn sticking out through the corn crib slats won’t be full of kernels as soon as the blue jays and squirrels spot it.
Ear of Corn
Picture of the Day for December 28, 2023
It is a good thing that Santa Claus doesn’t use longhorn cattle to pull his sleigh as they don’t appear to look very speedy plus they probably would have to be hitched in a single row so their horns didn’t poke each other.
Not for Santa’s Sleigh
Picture of the Day for December 27, 2023
Not needing to shovel snow this late into December is a very nice treat, but there is one downfall with the frost out of the ground since I had a mole that dug new tunnels and created mounds of dirt. Also some critter dug new burrows into my septic mound that I have to fill back in.
Unfrozen Ground
Picture of the Day for December 26, 2023
One thing about the warm winter rain is that the pond ice melted and frost came back out which allowed the owl living in my wood duck box to add a little variety to its Christmas dinner as it caught a frog that normally would be burrowed down deep for the winter.
Frog Legs Dinner
Picture of the Day for December 25, 2023
It wasn’t a white Christmas or even a brown Christmas this year, but with the rain and temperatures in the 50s, the grass looked green again so it was a green Christmas.
Green Christmas
Picture of the Day for December 24, 2023
As the sun sets, some people are heading out to a Christmas Eve church services.
Christmas Nativity Scene
Picture of the Day for December 23, 2023
While some wanted a white Christmas, I was happy there wasn’t snow on the ground and the white found was just some poplar tree trunks.
Poplar Trees Trunks
