With several days of cloudy skies, there is no yellow sun to see and it will be a while before yellow flowers or yellow weeds appear again.
No Yellow in Winter
Picture of the Day for January 27, 2015
My cat used to give me kisses and whisker rubs and I think I prefer that to a slobbery kiss from a heifer!
Slobbery Kiss
Picture of the Day for January 26, 2015
A new coat of snow covered the ground during the night temporarily covering most of the critter tracks.
New Snow Coating
Picture of the Day for January 25, 2015
Although a cooler morning than yesterday, the snow overnight missed this area and a hazy sun is out on this Sunday morning. (Last year on January 25th when this picture was taken, the sun was out brighter but the wind was blowing strong and causing drifts to form on the road.)
The Marsh Lake Cemetery surrounds the Bethany Church but the lack of footprints leading to the door suggests that the church is no longer used on a regular basis, especially in the winter time.
Church Forgotten in the Winter
Picture of the Day for January 24, 2015
I love old wooden barns but I am a bit prejudice in that I prefer to see white barn in the summer time when the green grass complements the white barn, especially if the barn is trimmed in green. Red barns look good against the white snow or green grass, although it is warmer for the fingers to take pictures in the summertime!
Summertime White Barn
Picture of the Day for January 23, 2015
The warmer temperature the past week has felt nice after a cold December, but hardy winter lovers may not be as thrilled as the snow pack is shrinking. The ice layer on Lake Superior by the ice caves has also disappeared even though there was ice last week when the park rangers were out on the ice monitoring the thickness but last weekend’s winds blew and took the ice away. So now there is open water by the caves where last season 138,000 people walked on the ice to view the ice formations.
Admiring the Ice Formations
Picture of the Day for January 22, 2015
The kitten called Trouble just might get in trouble if it keeps climbing up higher in the tree as one of its siblings had a not so graceful exit from the same tree the other day.
Trouble in Trouble
Picture of the Day for January 21, 2015
You might hear the saying ‘the good old days’ referring to a better time in the past, often a simpler and less hectic period. On a snowy morning with the temperature below freezing, I rather not have the ‘good old day’ washing machine as it would not be fun washing clothes on the porch were the water is freezing. Washing machines like this one were common around 1900, and I didn’t find the manufacturer of this wash tub stand and wringer bench as there were many small companies making them at the time.
Old Washing Wringer Bench
Picture of the Day for January 20, 2015
With more snow predicted, the winter time rate might be fairly cheap on the birdhouse cottage, but it might take some shoveling to find the door.
Birdhouse Cottage
Picture of the Day for January 19, 2015
With the temperature just above freezing yesterday, it felt warm but it will be many months before the corn is knee high by the 4th of July, especially since it is snowing this morning.
Summertime Cornfield
