With a cloudy, snowy and rainy week, there might not be too many sunsets to see for a few days.
Winter Pink Sunset
Picture of the Day for April 7, 2013
There won’t be a nice Sunday stroll through the woods today, not with the ground still covered with snow and not covered with blooming plants and flowers.
Stroll Through the Woods
Picture of the Day for April 6, 2013
I saw the first robin back yesterday but farmers in rural Wisconsin always say that it is not officially ‘Spring’ until it has snowed on the Robins’ tail three times.
Now that the robins are back, I wished it would hurry up and snow the three times on their tails so spring can arrive. I don’t know why the robins came back since there are no worms, no leaves on the trees, and very few patches of ground showing.
And it snowed later in the day, so two more times left!
Picture of the Day for April 5, 2013
There were hints of ground peeking out from the snow in spots, but no open pastures with green grass for calves to romp in yet.
Romping Calves
Picture of the Day for April 4, 2013
Climbing the hills and rocks would definitely be more fun than hiking through the snow drifts. The snow, with the thawing, rain and re-freezing, feels as hard as rocks when you fall.
I don’t know if I could climb to the top but a young fox had no problem getting to the top to look down at me.
Climb the Rocks
Picture of the Day for April 3, 2013
I sure rather see some of these Violas than the snow but it appears they won’t be blooming for a while.
Smiling Faces
Picture of the Day for April 2, 2013
This Eastern Screech Owl didn’t appreciated the cold, snowy Easter either as it was trying to nap in the bouncing tree branch. I would have been seasick the way the branch was swaying but the owl seemed to manage to nap and would only open its eyes if I hooted loud enough.
But this owl normally sleeps in the day and emerges from its roost at dusk to hunt insects and other small prey. The Eastern Screech-Owl’s color ranges from gray to brown to reddish. The chicks in a nest may be different colors.
Screech Owl
Picture of the Day for April 1, 2013
It looks like Mother Nature pulled the April Fool’s joke this year since it snowed on Easter and there is still several feet of that white stuff on the ground!
April Fools
Picture of the Day for March 31, 2013
The Easter bunny has to be careful where it hides the eggs this year as they could be very hard to find under the snow. So I don’t know if the bunny is praying that the kids can find the eggs or just praying that spring will come so there would be clovers to eat.
Easter Bunny
Picture of the Day for March 30, 2013
I thought I heard a chipmunk scampering by the retaining wall and that is the only place he could stand up to see above the snow line. Everywhere else he would need very tall stilts since the snow is still rather deep even with a couple of melting days.
Chipmunk Needing Stilts
