The teeth of the cold arctic air had a strong bite today with the temperatures remaining below zero and a wind chill down to -35 early this morning.
Winter Frigid Bite
Picture of the Day for February 11, 2020
Winter continued with a dusting of snow this morning before the skies cleared just before the day ended and more snow is in the forecast for tomorrow.
Winter Continues
Picture of the Day for February 10, 2020
The dawn arrived in a very white color as the trees were covered in thick hoarfrost. After a few hours, when the sun was trying to break through the clouds, the wind picked and created a whiteout from all the frost falling off the trees.
Falling Frost
Picture of the Day for February 9, 2020
The Snow Moon did bring a heavy layer of that white stuff and as the sun set on the new snow, the moon rose again to brighten the white ground as night fell.
Sunset on New Snow
Picture of the Day for February 8, 2020
As the sun was setting this evening, the eastern sky had a pink hue but the warmer looking horizon was deceiving as the wind chill was in the single digits. The “Snow Moon” tonight has a very fitting name with the approaching snow storm which might drop a half foot of those froze flakes.
Snow Moon
Picture of the Day for February 6, 2020
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 February 5, 2020
I think the other critters are upset that the groundhog saw his shadow and they are sick of winter too as a squirrel and rabbit come up to my basement door at the same time today. I’m not sure if the rabbit was planning on eating the plant inside but the squirrel was probably looking for more bird seed.
Winter Bunny
Picture of the Day for February 2, 2020
While January was a cloudy month, the start of February has had some sun so of course that groundhog here saw his shadow this morning meaning a longer winter.
Long Winter Shadows
Picture of the Day for February 1, 2020
The first day of February started out sunny and it was good to see the sun but the clouds came back and swallowed the sun once more.
Clouds Swallowed the Sun
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
