The majority of the barn pictures which I photograph are taken from the road and rarely do I get to go inside the barns. So I was a little surprised to find a barn inside a barn after taking a picture of the outside of this barn a year ago but never realized the hidden treasure inside.
There are some barn constructions in which a silo is built inside the barn and in this case, it appears the stand-alone granary was encompassed by a larger building at a later time.
Barn in a Barn
The snow might have been pretty to some folks the other day, but the snow could wait another month or so since I still have stuff to do outside and preferred the above freezing temperature today compared to the days below freezing.
Pretty Snow?
There were apples left on some of the wild apple trees in my field but with the temperature getting down to 7 last night and not above freezing for two day, I think the deer better be careful so they don’t break a tooth on the frozen apples.
Frozen Apples
Today is Veterans Day, an official United States holiday that honors people who have served in armed service, also known as veterans.
When I look at an oak tree, it reminds me of veterans, protecting and providing a safe home for critters and birds, as the veterans of the armed forces have done for us.
Oak Protective Branches
The “gales of November” (also referred to as “Witch of November”) is used by Great Lakes sailors to refer to the peak storm season, which usually occurs in November. Storms during this time frame can be brutal, but also are marked by rapidly changing weather conditions, which can make it difficult to navigate the waters.
The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, historically referred to as the “Big Blow”, the “Freshwater Fury”, or the “White Hurricane”, was a blizzard with hurricane-force winds that devastated the Great Lakes Basin in the Midwestern United States and the Canadian province of Ontario from November 7 through November 10, 1913 in which 30 ships were damaged and twelve ships sank.
The “gales of November” was popularized by the Gordon Lightfoot song after the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald which sank on the evening of November 10, 1975, 17 miles northwest of Whitefish Point on eastern Lake Superior.
So I don’t think I will go out on a boat in Lake Superior on November 10th and just watch the these calm waves from shore instead.
Gales of November
The milkweed pods seem to be behind this year, just like the crops, and they haven’t release their seeds yet and with the frost, rain and snow, they aren’t flying too well.
Slow Milkweed Pod
The oak leaf is trying to get out of the snow but the snow isn’t letting go of its grip yet and winter appears to be staying.
Leaf Fighting the Snow
The Black-eyed Susans have lost their former spectacular glory which had filled the landscape with yellow and black earlier but even in their faded life, they do provide seeds for the Goldfinch to eat as winter approaches.
Seed Eating Goldfinch
The oak leaves were white again this morning but this time it wasn’t frost making them white but instead they were covered with snow, even the leaves still on the trees.
Winter Begins
When I looked outside this morning, the ground was white but at least it was only frost and since it was clear enough to form frost, you knew the sun would be up soon to melt the frost away. Tomorrow could be white with snow so I will take the frost instead of snow even if the frost probably felt heavy on the fallen leaves.
Heavy Frost
