Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning, but there was more pink and yellow in this morning’s sky, which probably help lessen the snow amount this evening.
Less Red Sky
Picture of the Day for April 26, 2024
It was a pink-reddish sky this morning, but the saying “red sky in the morning, sailors take warning” should have been “ducks take warning”. My wood duck left her nest for about an hour like she does each morning, but this time a second pair of wood duck came to the pond and the female was checking out the duck houses, including the ones with the eggs in it. While the new female was exploring the other nest box, my duck returned and shortly after, the new duck entered the same house and a fight occurred as the mother duck drove the newcomer away. So while the sunrise looked tranquil, it was not a peaceful morning at the pond.
Red in the Morning
Picture of the Day for March 28, 2024
It was another chilly start to a spring day with the temperature down to 14 at sunrise and the geese and ducks left as my pond is frozen again.
Chilly Spring Sunrise
Picture of the Day for March 21, 2024
The sunrise displayed some color over Lake Superior, but farther south it is the calm before the snow arrives.
March Superior Sunrise
Picture of the Day for January 21, 2024
The sunrise was briefly pink, but with the snow covering the ice on the pond, there was no colorful reflection on the water.
Winter Pink Sunrise
Picture of the Day for November 22, 2023
“Red sky at morning, sailors take warning” is a line from a rhyme used for weather forecasting the past two millennia by mariners. But the sunrise was more pink than red so no storm, especially since the day was in the 40s and it might be the last 40 degree day for the year until next spring.
Pink Sky at Morning
Picture of the Day for November 1, 2023
The morning sky may have been colorful after the nasty Halloween trick, but the ground still remained white.
Colorful Sunrise
Picture of the Day for August 9, 2023
With a few clouds this morning, the sunrise was more colorful over Lake Superior.
Another Superior Sunrise
Picture of the Day for February 14, 2023
The day was filled with red colors for Valentine’s Day as even Mother Nature provided a reddish sunrise. There is a saying “Red sky in morning, sailors take warning”, which can come true in the middle latitudes and when the storms generally move west to east. With sunlight reflecting off particles in the air, the red sky can indicate a high water content in the atmosphere so that rain cold be on its way. And it came true today as it started to rain a few hours after sunrise, which isn’t common in February, but maybe a good thing it was rain today otherwise it may have been a foot of snow instead.
Valentine’s Red Sky
Picture of the Day for December 20, 2022
The snow ended overnight and by morning it had clear with the temperature below zero again as the glow from the sun reflected on the new layer of snow. And with the very cold crisp air, when the sun rose a little higher, sun dogs appeared around the sun.
Cold Sun Glow
