Meteorological spring may have started on March 1, but winter is not releasing its hold yet as it caused a mixed of rain, snow and ice today and with a threat of a lot of snow tomorrow.
Iced Up Again
Picture of the Day for February 21, 2018
The sun was out bright today but sunny days in the winter can be very deceiving as they normally mean cold days. Even the sun wasn’t strong enough to melt the ice off the tree limbs in the below freezing temperatures. Some of the limbs sparkled in the sunlight while others rattled in the breeze. Birds would have trouble eating this ice crusted berries.
Icy Berries
Picture of the Day for January 11, 2018
A thin layer of ice coated the ground before the snow started to fall today. The wind blew the snow hard but at least there didn’t seem to be any ice coating the trees limbs. Some winters, ice can coat limbs and even the individual pine needles causing the limbs to sag or break.
Icy Pine Needles
Picture of the Day for April 10, 2017
Spring has disappeared again. The warm 72 degrees yesterday has changed to below freezing this evening with ice pellets and snowflakes falling.
Back to Winter
Picture of the Day for March 24, 2017
I was glad with the weather forecasters removed the sleet chances for tonight as ice coating objects is never a good thing.
Ice Coated Branches
Picture of the Day for January 23, 2017
I haven’t been very fond of the ice which have covered my driveway this past week, but people do flock to see ice caves and other ice formations as they hike miles over frozen Lake Superior. But with the January thaw, there is open water by the sea caves so no walking out there to see the ice formations right now.
Frozen Falls
Picture of the Day for January 16, 2017
The sleet and freezing rain moved in after sunset. I know the cement if very icy, but morning will reveal the rest of the icy world.
Ice Forming
Picture of the Day for December 26, 2016
The ice from yesterday did melt off the branches overnight, but the rain that melted the ice from the limbs froze on the ground making it a very slippery walk outside.
Icy Limbs
Picture of the Day for March 16, 2016
While my pond might have reached ‘ice out’ and is overflowing with the recent rain, some larger lakes and ponds are covered or partially covered in ice.
Ice Not Out Yet
Picture of the Day for March 30, 2015
Temperatures slightly above freezing yesterday afternoon melted the ice that fell earlier in the day which was a good thing with the strong winds making the tree branches rattle. So winter days aren’t so lucky when the heavy ice break limbs and power lines. I just don’t know if ice counted as snow for the robin tail for spring to finally come.
Ice Encased Leaf
