According to the calendar, winter has officially started, but Old Man Winter doesn’t know he is doing since for a while this morning it was raining, or actually freezing rain, but now it is snowing again. And snowing means another cloudy day which is about the fifteen day straight day of no sun – I am starting to wonder if it still exists.
Start of Winter
Just like children, the batch of kittens at the farm were outside last night trying to catch the snowflakes coming down. But besides catching snowflakes, they were also chasing each other and running under my vehicle and when the majority of the kittens are black and it was dark out, that doesn’t make for the the best combination. It is much easier to spot black kittens in the daylight on the white snow.
Black on White
April closes out for many towns in the area as the second wettest April on record (unless the rain today pushes it to the first) and not all the precipitation was rain as the shovels had many opportunities to get a workout this spring. I’m not sure even the ducks like this wet weather but they didn’t seem to notice the rain or snow as they splashed in the water by the pond. But the real question is will all these April showers bring May flowers.
Very Wet April
It is rather depressing to see snowflakes flying in the air in the end of April. I don’t know if April snow showers will bring May flowers since the four wildflowers that have poked their heads up are keeping their blossoms closed up tight. The snow showers probably will freeze the poor little flowers. And I don’t think the bluebirds like the snow anymore than I do and hopefully they are huddling together in their birdhouse to keep warm.
Late April Snow Showers
The frog were correct, spring is here or at least the snow has finally melted off the lawn. And it is fitting that the snow left so you can see the ‘earth’ again for Earth Day.
Earth Day began in 1970, with a federal proclamation from U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, when 20 million people across the United States (one in ten) rallied for increased protection of the environment.
Nelson recounted in an essay shortly before he died in July 2005 at 89. “The American people finally had a forum to express its concern about what was happening to the land, rivers, lakes, and air—and they did so with spectacular exuberance.”
Earth Day
Finally with some warmer temperatures this week, the snow is beginning to melt and maybe we will be done with winter sunsets for a while. But then we had a blizzard in May last year so probably will have a few more yet.
Winter Sunset
I don’t have faith anymore. People keep telling me spring is coming but it sure doesn’t look like spring to me – not when it keeps snowing!
The Winter That Won’t End
When I looked out the windows this morning, it didn’t look like the last day of winter, but more like the first day of winter. Old man winter is not letting go this year – not with five new inches of snow.
End of Winter?
After shoveling snow this morning and more snow predicted for tonight, it is time for the snow to stop since spring starts on Thursday or at least astronomical spring starts. Meteorological spring supposedly started on March 1 and even the rodent said spring should be here by now but I’m not seeing any sign of spring yet so I’m declaring an emergency!
Winter Emergency
After several days finally above freezing, winter seems determined to hang on as it will stay below freezing today. Even though spring is approaching, winter is gripping on tight.
Winter Hanging On
