The snow dumped by the storm made today look more like the day before Christmas than the day before Thanksgiving. And it doesn’t sound like any of it will be melting before the next winter storm comes.
White Thanksgiving
Picture of the Day for May 9, 2019
My lawn is soggy again but lucky it was only rain and not snow like the ten inches which fell farther to the north. Although six years ago, there was eighteen inches of snow in my yard after a snow storm in May.
May Snow Storm
Picture of the Day for April 16, 2019
The sunny and warm day helped to melt most of the recent snow and the water surrounded the old willow tree again but not quite as bad as the first main snow melt.
Old Willow Tree
Picture of the Day for April 14, 2019
The freezing temperatures overnight caused an ice layer to almost cover all of my pond. There was a small patch of open water in which I spotted a pair of Wood Ducks and Hooded Mergansers floating close together. They probably needed the bigger body mallards to break up the ice, but at least by noon, they had this bigger patch of water. At least the ice wasn’t as thick or damaging as the iceberg that the Titanic hit 107 years ago on April 14 and sank less than 3 hours later.
Freezing Over Again
Picture of the Day for April 11, 2019
I don’t know where spring went since I had to walk through ten inches of snow to get to the bird feeder today. And the blowing snow, sleet, freezing rain, thunder and roaring winds did not look or feel like spring at all.
Where Did Spring Go?
Picture of the Day for March 21, 2019
The scene out my front door doesn’t really look like the first full day of spring as it appears more like winter to me.
First Full Day of Spring
I posted this image a few years ago and it seems appropriate again for this year too.
Picture of the Day for March 16, 2019
The snow melt slowed today as temperatures were cold overnight and didn’t get to freezing today but the prior two days melting has streams and rivers overflowing. Even the little creek at the farm, which you can hop across in the summer, looks more a river. Now if that refroze to a hard surface, it would be a fun place to go ice skating.
Creek Overflowing
Picture of the Day for March 14, 2019
After two days of rain and fog, I definitely need to find some ice skates as my icy driveway has been polished to a slippery mess. It may be a while before the ice melts and the gravel reappears.
Icy Driveway
Picture of the Day for March 13, 2019
The snow covered driveway yesterday was a better option than the slippery mess the rain left today. I used snowshoes that has spikes on the bottom to make it up my icy driveway to get the mail. Even one of the farm cats slid downhill on the ice and more rain tonight will polish the ice some more.
Before the Ice
Picture of the Day for March 11, 2019
Blue skies and the remaining hardy oak leaves help lessen the white look of long winter.
White Winter
