Even with the sun out bright, I still have trouble imaging that I am on a warm beach and what I see is sand instead of snow. I suppose the -25ºF wind chill and the frozen seat might be a factor in my lack of imagination.
Wishing for a Warm Sandy Beach
You often hear people say that ‘things will look better in the morning’. Even in the Disney’s Jungle Book, Bagheera said the same quote, but it sure didn’t look better this morning as the trees are still ice and snow coated and it definitely did not feel better with the temperatures below zero. The poor trees seem as weary of winter as I am and winter has only started.
Not Better in the Morning
After several dark, snowy and rainy days, it is nice to see the sun but the sun is deceiving as it is very cold out and it also reveals the ice coated limbs that you only hear rattling in the dark.
Icy Morning
It is always interesting when going through the old photos of my grandparents and seeing the history of years past. It would be nice if this winter picture was in the past but the winter season has just started and spring is months away.
Winter Not History Yet
Today is ‘Giving Tuesday’, a daylong national event designed to help charities raise money online and encourage volunteerism following the Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I am definitely willing to give or volunteer my snow to anyone that wants it!
Giving Snow
The snow might have been pretty to some folks the other day, but the snow could wait another month or so since I still have stuff to do outside and preferred the above freezing temperature today compared to the days below freezing.
Pretty Snow?
The oak leaf is trying to get out of the snow but the snow isn’t letting go of its grip yet and winter appears to be staying.
Leaf Fighting the Snow
The oak leaves were white again this morning but this time it wasn’t frost making them white but instead they were covered with snow, even the leaves still on the trees.
Winter Begins
A few weeks ago, I sent my relatives a picture of showing how deep the snow was when I opened the garage door. And since the picture showed the inside the garage, one of my sweet, lovable aunts replied “For heaven sake, what is that shovel doing hanging on the wall. Shouldn’t that owner have been using it?”
Well that owner has been using it and used it too much this winter as I wore off several inches off the bottom of the poor worn out shovel. And I haven’t even shoveled all the snow from the last snow; the May snow.
Worn Out Shovel
This weather is not even for the birds, not with this much snow in May! The robins have had their tails snowed on more than three times already so where in the heck is spring!
Where is Spring?
