I think these trees are as weary as I am with this winter. Laden down with heavy snow once again, these poor limbs might never reach towards the sky again.
Snow Laden Limbs
Picture of the Day for February 21, 2014
These hanging ice stalactites almost looked like the snow that has coming down overnight and hard to see anything but white.
Ice Stalactites
Picture of the Day for February 20, 2014
I don’t think this ‘Ruby’ will be taking her love to town, and I don’t think she will make it out to sea either with the lake frozen. And with a foot of snow coming, she will be buried a little more in her resting place.
Ruby
Picture of the Day for February 19, 2014
Massive ice columns can be found on south shore of Lake Superior and inside this column was running water. Although the ice had the flowing water hidden, it could be heard. And that wasn’t such a good thing listening to flowing water in the cold temperature since it was several miles back to a port-a-potty!
Flowing Column
Picture of the Day for February 18, 2014
With more snow on Monday, I think this tractor should get off the back of the truck and get a blade or bucket so it can clear a path for the truck. But maybe the tractor has the right ideal; just give up on clearing snow and stay as far away from the snow as possible since the snow will just fall again and it is pointless to try to move it.
Smart Old Tractor
Picture of the Day for February 17, 2014
This rock reminded me of the upper jaw of an alligator, waiting to clamp down on me with its sharp teeth. And winter is chomping down again with more snowfall today so it is a good thing some people have off from work for the Presidents’ Day holiday. Although it will be more work for those who have to remove the snow one more time.
Icy Alligator
Picture of the Day for February 16, 2014
On Oct. 1, 1665, Jesuit Father Claude Allouez and Father Jacques Marquette arrived on Chequamegon Bay, La Pointe, and established the mission of the Holy Spirit. This was the first Catholic church/chapel anywhere on the North American continent north of New Mexico and west of Lake Huron.
On July 17, 1835, Fr. Frederic Baraga, the famed “snowshoe priest”, came to La Pointe on Madeline Island and re-established the Catholic mission, at the site of the La Pointe Indian Cemetery. Although the mission building is no longer extant, the old cemetery that remains is the burial place of Chief Buffalo, an important Chippewa leader.
With a congregation dating back to 1838, it is the oldest continuous Catholic parish in Wisconsin. The first St. Joseph church was built of logs and burned down in 1901 and the current church was rebuilt in 1902.
St. Joseph’s Church on Madeline Island
Picture of the Day for February 15, 2014
Mother Nature is putting on a magnificent show this year so thousands are flocking to the ice caves on Lake Superior near Cornucopia, Wisconsin because it the first time since 2009 that the ice was thick enough to walk on to visit the sea caves. There was quite the crowd yesterday and while not the traditional Valentine’s Day gift, for the couples that visited the caves, mother nature probably made an impression on their soul. And there were a few caves that sort of resembled a heart to walk through for a close up view of the ice formations.
Heart Ice
Picture of the Day for February 14, 2014
While in town today for a clinic appointment, there was flowers being delivered to one of the staff there for Valentine’s Day. Flowers, candy, cards and other gifts are given to spouses and sweethearts, but even though I don’t have a sweetheart, I still like Valentine’s Day since the Valentine candy was already on sale today!
And red is often associated with Valentine’s Day, so these white bleeding hearts would be overlooked and not used for Valentine’s Day. Plus the legend of the bleeding heart flowers isn’t too romantic as a Japan legend tells a story of how the bleeding heart flower came to be. In the story, a young man tried win the love of a young lady. He did this by giving a pair of rabbits (which are the first two petals of the flower), a pair of slippers (which are the next two petals of the flower), and finally a pair of earrings (which are the last two petals of the flower) to the girl. She continued to reject his affections, and, heart-broken, he pierced his heart with his sword (the middle part of the flower) which caused the bleeding heart.
Rejected Bleeding Heart
Picture of the Day for February 13, 2014
During this long, extra cold winter, many people are taking vacations to some place warmer, but apparently my brain has already been frozen since I went further north to look at ice.
But mother nature can turn ice into something very spectacular, transforming sea caves on Lake Superior shores into magnificent ice caves. And when you add the glow of a setting sun, it made the long, chilly walk worth the effort.
Glowing Ice Cave
