The sunny day allowed the temperatures to briefly reached the freezing mark and the birds seem enjoy it as this chickadee lined up waiting for his turn at the bird feeder.
Last night five deer were playing on the ice at my pond but at least the new snow froze on the day’s earlier melting snow preventing the ice from being very slippery so the deer didn’t fall on the ice like they did last winter.
While the pine trees limbs waved more to dislodge the snow, some remained on the tree branches for a few extra days before melting. If there was any snow left on the limbs, the predicted winds tonight probably would blow it off.
The trees were coated in white this morning, but the strong winds caused most of the limbs to shake off the snow except for in areas somewhat protected from the gusts.
The colorful sunrise did not reflect off the few remaining patches of snow, but the grass will be covered in again with that white stuff by tomorrow and probably will remain hidden under the cold coat until spring.