The sun was out today and my cats were playing outside although Trouble looked a little cranky walking on the cold snow.
Snow Cat
Picture of the Day for January 31, 2020
It isn’t just my imagination that it seemed rather cloudy this month in my area as the records kept at the U of M St. Paul Campus Climate Observatory documented the least amount of solar radiation for a January since the records began 1963.
Gloomy January
Picture of the Day for January 30, 2020
A few snowflakes fell this afternoon and so it was another gray day but a year ago, the last week of January was a very cold one with -55 wind chills and the high stayed below zero. This icy and snowy scene has a frigid look even with the sun out.
Chilly Ice
Picture of the Day for January 29, 2020
The clouds remained thick again today making it seem like the gray days of November instead of January but maybe the sun will shine more in February.
Gray Winter Day
Picture of the Day for January 25, 2020
There may some adventurers who took a winter hike through the woods as the temperature neared the freezing point today, but the snow was melting some which made the paths a bit soft and slippery in spots.
Winter Hike
Picture of the Day for January 21, 2020
The sunlight this morning highlighted the sparkles from the fluffy flakes from the last snowfall. But my squirrels have been messing up the shiny snowflakes as they stomp down trails from the trees to my bird feeders.
Sparkling Snow
Picture of the Day for January 18, 2020
After the snow stopped falling, the breeze picked up and blew the snow off the trees to make it look like the snow was falling from the skies again. Stronger winds caused blowing and drifting, including a drift across my driveway that I have to shovel again.
Drifting Snow
Picture of the Day for January 15, 2020
The cats may have more fun playing in the snow than mine ‘playing’ which is shoveling and blowing that cold white stuff.
Cold Cat Feet
Picture of the Day for January 14, 2020
A couple of light snowfalls in the last two days have coated the trees again with a white dusting of snow and it sounds like they will get additional layers of that white stuff in the coming days.
Trees Dusted Again
Picture of the Day for January 12, 2020
The deer have been playing in my yard, leaving a lot of trails through the snow so I can tell they came up to look in my basement door (probably trying to get out of the cold). And they weren’t too happy when I went outside one night to look at the moon and disturbed their sleeping. Maybe I should charge them a recreational and camping fee.
Playing in the Snow
