I know it is December and that means winter, but seeing snowflakes falling again tonight after the snow had melted yesterday just wasn’t a nice scene. Six months ago, the white blossoms in somewhat of a snowflake shape could be seen on a warmer day.
Summertime White Blossoms
When the old Baileys Harbor Lighthouse needed to be replaced, the Lighthouse Board decided that range lights at the head of Baileys Harbor with nearby Cana Island light would serve navigation better. The rear fixed white Bailey Harbor Range Light is in the keeper’s house. Near the shore and 950 feet from the rear light, the front fixed red range light was in an octagonal tower. Ships entering the harbor needed to keep the white light directly above the red light as they entered the harbor. Although the first keeper of the new Baileys Harbor Range Lights was appointed on December 1, 1869, the lights were not put into operation until the navigation season opened the following year.
Baileys Harbor Range Lights
The cat was trying to catch a little sun on the last day of November before the clouds moved back in.
Cold Sunshine Cat
Since it was above freezing today, I was out leveling some gravel on my driveway but the rock size I was moving was definitely smaller than the rocks on this Lake Michigan beach.
Rocky Beach
The sun might have been shining today although it was only slightly above freezing for a Sunday stroll outside, but at least this river was flowing and not coated in ice like my pond.
Chilly Sunday River
This year’s November winds may have dislodged more oak leaves than normal for this time of the season, but some of the mighty oak leaves are still hanging on as December approaches.
Still Hanging On
Black Friday shoppers might have seen the sunrise, unless they were the very early shoppers who were inside the store long before the sun was up.
Friday Sunrise
These turkeys avoided being the main course for today’s dinner. About 46 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving Day but most of them are not these wild turkeys.
Turkey Day
The Thanksgiving Day meal tomorrow might include a turkey as the main course but cranberries may also be the table. Most of the cranberries in the state were harvested last month before freezing temperatures. These cranberries, after being stripped from the vines, float on the water as they are rounded up near the pump to load them unto trucks.
Floating Cranberries
The other day there was a dusting of snow and the strong winds swirled the snowflakes around. The winds also caused some other white to float on the breeze when some late milkweed pods released their seeds with white hairy parachutes.
Milkweed Seed Pod
