Those heading out to church this morning had another sub-zero chilly start to the day, but at least the sun was shining making the snow seem even whiter.
Chilly Sunday Morning
Picture of the Day for February 10, 2018
The sky was blue today, which meant no new snow, but it also meant the temperatures were below zero this evening in the clear, cold sky with stars twinkling bright. Some blue color from dancing spring wildflowers would bring a warmer feeling.
Blue from Virginia Bluebells
Picture of the Day for February 9, 2018
I spotted an icicle on the corner of my house which was about four feet long and while it appeared super long to me, it paled compared to the ice formations on the shores of Lake Superior.
Long Icicles
Picture of the Day for February 8, 2018
I didn’t see a cardinal at my bird feeder today, so that means we shouldn’t get any snow tonight as people often say that cardinals bring in the snow (since they show up at the feeders just before a storm). But I haven’t seen any of my cardinals for the last month and it has been snowing very frequently so they haven’t been a good predictor, but the lack of cardinals might be because there are too many redpolls and finches at the feeders.
Lonely Cardinal
Picture of the Day for February 7, 2018
With a new layer of snow overnight, the rodent was correct that winter is still here and the poor pine trees are going to forget that they are supposed to be green and not white.
White Trees
Picture of the Day for February 6, 2018
The day was cold but even though the temperature was barely above zero, the sunshine melted some of the icicles, causing them to fall off the roof. The sidewalk had pieces of the icicles but at least none of them were as huge as these on the shore of Lake Superior since it would be hard to open the door with those pieces blocking the way.
Large Icicle
Picture of the Day for February 5, 2018
The morning started out rather chilling with the sub-zero temperature, even without being near the ice caves. Ice is being to form again near the caves, after the wind blew away the ice layer that had been created, but it is still not stable enough for people walk across yet.
Icy Cliffs
Picture of the Day for February 4, 2018
With the big football game occurring today, many people are watching the plays, passes, runs and tackles during at the Superbowl. I’m not a big sport fan and so I rather watch puppies tackle each other instead.
Puppy Tackle
Picture of the Day for February 3, 2018
That rodent was right, at least about winter being around for a while, as more snow fell today, putting a new layer of that white stuff all over everything.
Another Snowy Day
Picture of the Day for February 2, 2018
I’m not sure why any marmot would venture out on a very cold -17 degree morning to look for its shadow to supposedly predict how much longer winter will be. Maybe that is why some groundhogs have bitten the people forcing them out in the cold for the prediction. Even if the groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter, that would be a shorter winter than we normally get. I didn’t see a groundhog out but I did see a mouse running on top of the snow, casing a shadow, so I guess there will a long winter here too unless my cat catches that rodent and cancels the prediction.
A Mouse Hunting Kitty
