The sun was very slow in peeking out today but tomorrow the sun should warm the day up to feel like April instead of February. Spring wildflowers or summer flowers like this coneflower won’t be spotted but the warm temperature will be nice to enjoy instead.
Summer Coneflower
When I was hiking through the trees on my way to take a picture of the sunset, I heard a noise and I spotted an uninvited squatter in my wood duck house. Apparently this squirrel has made a himself quite at home in my duck box and it is probably the same critter that figured out how to get to my bird feeder and eat my seed too. He will be evicted before the ducks return as I am denying his squatters rights!
Squirrel Squatter
There are many valentine images that show two swans together with their necks forming an outline of a heart. And while that loving image might match some couples, I have a feeling some guys are in the doghouse this St. Valentine’s Day, the ones who didn’t come up with the proper gift for the sweetheart. Like the guy who buys a piece of farm or shop equipment and think his wife will just ‘love’ it like he does.
Not Sweethearts
My roof was dripping water from the melting snow but it wasn’t like a waterfall yet since it was only 40 and shaded but maybe this weekend it will melt more and frozen steams could start flowing again. This little waterfall in the Porcupine Mountains is often bypassed in search of taller and bigger falls, but it is a cute little treasure.
Overlooked Falls a Treasure
Two hundred and eight years ago, Abraham Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm in Kentucky. That cabin was reported to be approximately 16 by 18 and the replica in Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is 12 by 17. This cabin in northern Michigan has a different design and maybe a little more room for a family plus it has more windows to let daylight in.
Old Log Cabin
The warmer temperatures are melting the snow but there isn’t sign of spring flowers yet even though they may arrive in March around here if there is an early spring. The yellow daffodils are always so cheerful.
Cheerful Daffodils
With a sunny afternoon which was finally above freezing, my cats enjoyed venturing out into the snow. They actually had too much fun as Stripe took off across the snow faster than I could and she would to the little hop and skip (plus a smirk) whenever I got close to catching her.
Kitty Winter Adventure
The old beam and the old wooden boards have seen many years which add to their unique and wonderful charm. The era of wooden barn have faded into history and this beam may not see many more people passing through its doorway.
Old Wooden Beam
The sunshine this morning is rather deceiving. The sky looked blue and the sun was shining but the wind chill was rather cold and so there were no white apple blossoms or green grass to be found yet.
White from Blossoms
The ice on the roads and sidewalks were not fun to deal with today. If I have to see ice, viewing ice formations in caves would be a more preferable option.
Ice Hanging On
