Picture of the Day for January 25, 2015

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Although a cooler morning than yesterday, the snow overnight missed this area and a hazy sun is out on this Sunday morning. (Last year on January 25th when this picture was taken, the sun was out brighter but the wind was blowing strong and causing drifts to form on the road.)

The Marsh Lake Cemetery surrounds the Bethany Church but the lack of footprints leading to the door suggests that the church is no longer used on a regular basis, especially in the winter time.

Church Forgotten in the Winter

Church Forgotten in the Winter

Picture of the Day for January 23, 2015

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The warmer temperature the past week has felt nice after a cold December, but hardy winter lovers may not be as thrilled as the snow pack is shrinking. The ice layer on Lake Superior by the ice caves has also disappeared even though there was ice last week when the park rangers were out on the ice monitoring the thickness but last weekend’s winds blew and took the ice away. So now there is open water by the caves where last season 138,000 people walked on the ice to view the ice formations.

Admiring the Ice Formations

Admiring the Ice Formations

Picture of the Day for January 21, 2015

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You might hear the saying ‘the good old days’ referring to a better time in the past, often a simpler and less hectic period. On a snowy morning with the temperature below freezing, I rather not have the ‘good old day’ washing machine as it would not be fun washing clothes on the porch were the water is freezing. Washing machines like this one were common around 1900, and I didn’t find the manufacturer of this wash tub stand and wringer bench as there were many small companies making them at the time.

Old Washing Wringer Bench

Old Washing Wringer Bench

Picture of the Day for January 17, 2015

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This weekend is Wisconsin’s Winter Free Fishing so you can fish anywhere in Wisconsin without a license or trout stamp. This includes all inland waters and Wisconsin’s side of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River. And this year, the weather will actually be fairly nice with temperatures around the freezing mark.

But I never been much of an ice fishing person as sitting around a hole on a hunk of ice waiting for a fish to swim by your line doesn’t overly thrill me. Half the fun of fishing is seeing if you can throw your line in the spot you want (without getting snagged in the tree behind you or the stump in the water), but I also like see other critters swimming about or spotting wildflowers along the path to the fishing spot and where I can sit on a warm sunny bank so I think I will wait until the free summer fishing weekend in June instead.

Fishing Weekend

Fishing Weekend

Picture of the Day for January 16, 2015

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During the winter, about the only things you see around here flying in the air are birds, stray oak leaves and snowflakes (not counting leaping squirrels or kittens) and definitely not any butterflies. So any sightings of butterflies and wildflowers will have to wait for several more months. This butterfly may be a Red-spotted Purple which are found in Wisconsin.

Waiting for the Butterflies Return

Waiting for the Butterfly Return

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