The cold start of January has allow some floating ice to move in along the shore of Lake Superior, although if the wind switches direction, the ice can quickly disappear.
There are a few reminders of the past summer, although today with below zero wind chills, it is hard to remember the warmth of summer as all that is left on this winter day is the remnants of flower stems where blooms once captured the summer sun.
It definitely did not look like spring this morning as the heavy snow weighted down the tree branches and some limbs snapped off. The snow was around fifteen inches in the backyard when I went to clear the snow off the bird feeders.