It warmed up just enough to snow again but at least it is not a real heavy snowfall and not weighting the poor tree limbs down like some snow storms do.
Laden Limbs
Picture of the Day for January 24, 2013
Don’t let the warm colors of the sun fool you, it is still very cold outside!
Fooling Sun
Picture of the Day for January 23, 2013
After some light snow this morning, the sun is out and it is a little warmer since above zero finally but not warm enough that I would head to a frozen lake to do some ice fishing. I didn’t go last weekend either when it was the free ice fishing days. I guess I prefer my fishing when it is 72 with a light west wind and a few puffy clouds in sky and if the fish don’t bite, I can watch the bald eagles, beavers and otters. I don’t like listening to the ice cracking, wondering how thick the ice is or trying to keep warm just to catch a fish so I guess I have to wait a while before I go fishing again.
Frozen Lake
Picture of the Day for January 22, 2013
In front of a fireplace, looking out at the window, is the perfect place see the winter wonderland. Except I don’t have a fireplace and it was -19 this morning.
Another Chilly Morning
Picture of the Day for January 21, 2013
Waking up to a wee bit nippy morning with air temps at -17 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind chill of -45, I think my face frosted up like these trees when I went out to fill the bird feeders. But is it a sunny day – a very deceiving sunny day!
Frosty Chilly Morning
Picture of the Day for January 20, 2013
A very nippy cold front moved in last night and the sun can deceive a person making it look warmer outside than it is. And since it isn’t warm out, I don’t think will be hiking across any fields for a few days for pictures plus I think ‘cold’ will be this week’s theme.
Nippy Farm Scene
Picture of the Day for January 19, 2013
I had a picture request from someone ‘Down Under’ for star constellation pictures from the Northern Hemisphere so I ventured out into the darkness last two nights. During the winter night trips to the lambing barn, Orion was the constellation which stood out on the chilly nights. But since Orion is visible in the Southern Hemisphere, just sort of upside down, I figured the North Star and the Big and Little Dippers would be a more appropriate picture for the request.
The North Star has historically been used for navigation both to find the direction of north and to determine latitude and early pioneers would point the wagon tongue to the North Star at night to determine direction when morning came and then they could set landmarks for the day’s travel.
The North Star
Picture of the Day for January 18, 2013
The winter skies can produce sundogs when ice crystals are present in the air in very cold weather and there is a chance that some might be visible in the next few days but sometimes the sun can reflect on the winter clouds to give off different colors like green and in this case a pink color.
It seems rather eerie when the sun is masked by the clouds and makes it appear more like the moon than the sun.
Eerie Sun
Picture of the Day for January 17, 2013
Winter skies have a slightly different look than summer skies, from the crisper air to the snow reflecting a bit of color hue. And the starkness of the tree seems to standout more against the winter colorful sky.
Winter Starkness
Picture of the Day for January 16, 2013
After seeing my pond froze over for a month, it is nice to see flowing water in the winter time. But then you can’t go ice skating on a creek that never freezes over.
I wonder how many daring kids tried crossing the creek across the log.
Wintertime Creek
