There isn’t much color out again today with the cloudy skies and the trees covered in frost again. The goldfinches are still eating the Black-eyed Susan seed heads but the flowers do not have their summer glorious colors.
Summertime Susans
Picture of the Day for April 14, 2018
It is very, very hard to think about spring or summer during the snow blizzard! I know eventually green grass and colorful flowers will return erasing the memory of the sea of white flying pass the windows.
Someday Summer
Picture of the Day for April 10, 2018
As I watched the snowflakes fall tomorrow, it seemed almost difficult to think that lush green foliage will appear again. Ferns first appear in the fossil record about 360 million years ago and it almost seems like it will take a million days to see them again with the delayed spring this year.
Summertime Ferns
Picture of the Day for January 1, 2018
I think I might have to move to the southern hemisphere so that new year starts on a warmer note as I rather have the new year blow the grass and summer clouds than blowing snow and cold temperatures. At least it was a sunny day to ring in 2018.
Blowing in the New Year
Picture of the Day for December 28, 2017
Although the temperature finally climbed above zero, with the clouds and wind, it felt a lot colder especially since the wind chill was still below zero. It wasn’t a day that I would spend a lot of time outdoors as I prefer my lake time when the water isn’t stiff.
By the Lake in Summertime
Picture of the Day for December 11, 2017
The snow was falling this morning and then later it was flying when the wind was gusting to 36 mph as the temperature began to fall. Watching white clouds racing across the sky on a sunny summer day would be more enjoyable.
Summertime Cloud Watching
Picture of the Day for November 30, 2017
The last day of November brought sunshine and above average temperatures (course the average high temperature is only 31 now). But the low sun angle does not provide real bright sunshine or warmth and the freezing night do not allow any flowers to bloom outside.
Lily in July
Picture of the Day for February 27, 2017
After the new snow, I saw a lot of deer tracks across my lawn and the last several nights, I have heard them walking through the woods after the dark. But it is hard to take a picture of them in dark in addition to it being cold outside to try to wait for them to come into view, so it is easier to capture them in the summer time.
Deer Venturing Out
Picture of the Day for February 16, 2017
The sun was very slow in peeking out today but tomorrow the sun should warm the day up to feel like April instead of February. Spring wildflowers or summer flowers like this coneflower won’t be spotted but the warm temperature will be nice to enjoy instead.
Summer Coneflower
Picture of the Day for February 4, 2017
The water on my pond might be smooth, even with the wind blowing, but that is because the water has been frozen stiff for a couple of months now. And it looks cold covered in snow and not at all warm and inviting as during the summertime.
Warmer Time at the Pond
