Last March there were many different flowers blooming but this year there is no sign of any flowers in April yet. And if the crocus had popped its head out, it would be covered with the fresh snow over night with more snowing coming so I guess the flowers were smart not to poke their heads up. But the robin will definitely get snow on its tail three times at least!
Missing Crocus
The rain is melting some of the snow and causing some water to run into lakes and rivers but no green yet especially if weather forecast is correct and more snow arrives tomorrow.
Rushing River
With a cloudy, snowy and rainy week, there might not be too many sunsets to see for a few days.
Winter Pink Sunset
There won’t be a nice Sunday stroll through the woods today, not with the ground still covered with snow and not covered with blooming plants and flowers.
Stroll Through the Woods
I saw the first robin back yesterday but farmers in rural Wisconsin always say that it is not officially ‘Spring’ until it has snowed on the Robins’ tail three times.
Now that the robins are back, I wished it would hurry up and snow the three times on their tails so spring can arrive. I don’t know why the robins came back since there are no worms, no leaves on the trees, and very few patches of ground showing.
And it snowed later in the day, so two more times left!
There were hints of ground peeking out from the snow in spots, but no open pastures with green grass for calves to romp in yet.
Romping Calves
Climbing the hills and rocks would definitely be more fun than hiking through the snow drifts. The snow, with the thawing, rain and re-freezing, feels as hard as rocks when you fall.
I don’t know if I could climb to the top but a young fox had no problem getting to the top to look down at me.
Climb the Rocks
I sure rather see some of these Violas than the snow but it appears they won’t be blooming for a while.
Smiling Faces
This Eastern Screech Owl didn’t appreciated the cold, snowy Easter either as it was trying to nap in the bouncing tree branch. I would have been seasick the way the branch was swaying but the owl seemed to manage to nap and would only open its eyes if I hooted loud enough.
But this owl normally sleeps in the day and emerges from its roost at dusk to hunt insects and other small prey. The Eastern Screech-Owl’s color ranges from gray to brown to reddish. The chicks in a nest may be different colors.
Screech Owl
It looks like Mother Nature pulled the April Fool’s joke this year since it snowed on Easter and there is still several feet of that white stuff on the ground!
April Fools
