There is white stuff blowing around but it isn’t the white fluff from sow thistle blossom carrying weed seeds around, but just cold snow flakes.
Blowing White
Picture of the Day for February 23, 2015
Even if a flower managed to jump up through the frozen ground and snow, it would freeze rather stiff this sunny morning since it was -18ºF so no pretty flowers to look at for a while yet like these Viola tricolors, also called Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me or Johnny jump ups.
Johnny Hasn’t Jump Up Yet
Picture of the Day for February 22, 2015
When I woke this morning, it was -13ºF outside so even though it is sunny out, I don’t think I will be wearing shorts and swaying in the breeze in the hammock on a Sunday afternoon.
Waiting for Sunny Summer Day
Picture of the Day for February 21, 2015
The below normal February temperatures this year is allowing some ice formation by the sea caves again, for the third time this year. And if the winds don’t blow the ice pack away from the cliffs, the caves might open in a week or two for visitors again but at the moment there are too many thin spots to walk safely on the ice like last year.
A Walk on the Ice
Picture of the Day for February 20, 2015
The night brought a new coating of snow so many of the critter tracks are covered over with the blowing snow. But there are definitely squirrel tracks coming from the trees to my bird feeders and to my porch which they decorated my porch screen again with yellow pee – both this morning and yesterday morning. They better quit doing that as it is too cold to keep washing the screens.
New Coating of Snow
Picture of the Day for February 19, 2015
The bird feeder this morning looked like a busy airport and it may need air traffic controllers to route the birds in. With a very cold start of the day at -18ºF, the birds (and squirrels) are trying to fill up on seed.
Air Traffic Controller Needed
Picture of the Day for February 18, 2015
Another light coating of snow overnight hides the ice patches so I probably will practice my ice jig again today like I did yesterday. At least when I visited the ice caves last year, you expected to find ice, although it did come in more colors, shapes and textures than I imagined.
Icy Tunnel
Picture of the Day for February 17, 2015
The field is white, but not white with clovers or daisies since the brilliant white is provided by a layer of snow and ice reflecting the sun instead of open water on a very chilly morning.
Summertime Daisies
Picture of the Day for February 16, 2015
With new snow falling this morning, I’m not sure if the kitten will like to play in the deeper snow or not since last time she would keep shaking the snow flakes off her back.
Snowy Kitten
Picture of the Day for February 15, 2015
It is another chilly Sunday morning and this church sits empty during the winter as there are few visitors in the area during the cold months to hold services.
Empty on a Cold Sunday Morning
