After another day of watching the ducks walking on snow by the pond, I am trying to remember that eventually the snow will melt, the landscape will turn green and flowers will display bright blossoms.
Summer at the Pond
Picture of the Day for April 14, 2020
Snow Glories, or Glory-of-the-Snow, sure have lived up to their name as these blossoms have been covered in deep snow on Sunday and snowed on the next two days after they poked back out briefly between the snow showers.
Glory-of-the-Snow
Picture of the Day for April 13, 2020
It wasn’t a dream that it looked like Christmas yesterday instead of Easter as this morning the ground was still white even if the morning sun make it less depressing than prior cloudy day. But the clouds rolled back in and more snow fell to cover areas that were starting to melt. At least my pond didn’t freeze over yet and although I didn’t see any ducks swimming there this morning, there was duck tracks in the snow by the edge.
Bright White
Picture of the Day for April 12, 2020
I think Easter Bunny needed Santa’s sleigh to deliver the eggs today. And the bunny would have a very easy time hiding the eggs since the snow would cover them quickly. It definitely looked more like Christmas than Easter this year.
Easter or Christmas
Picture of the Day for April 11, 2020
The first native wildflowers had poked up a few days ago but the blossoms remained closed, but with the warmer temperatures today, they finally opened up. But they probably will wish they remained under the ground if it snows tomorrow.
Season’s First Wildflower
Picture of the Day for April 10, 2020
I thought a bird decided to wear a fur hat since it was below freezing again this morning until the seed thief revealed himself from the far side of the bird feeder. I guess he heard that more snow was predicted and he needed to re-stock his cache of seed.
Seed Thief
Picture of the Day for April 9, 2020
These clouds were not so pretty as they were swirling snow down. The sky changed conditions rapidly throughout the day with brief periods of sun before the return of the white sheet of flakes that fell as the sky turned dark.
Sheets of White
Picture of the Day for April 8, 2020
Some years when the ice first comes off my pond, I will get some visiting ducks that might hang around for a few days as the migrate to their summer nesting sites. This year I didn’t spot extras passing through like these Blue-winged Teals which did visit a couple years in the past.
Visiting Blue-winged Teals
Picture of the Day for April 7, 2020
The day started off with a thunderstorm and then so foggy I couldn’t see my pond. But late afternoon the sun came out and the bluebirds were singing as they checked out birdhouses. The pheasants and woodpeckers added some mating calls as sandhill cranes flew overhead. The evening frog choir serenaded the pink supermoon as it rose in the sky. This April’s full moon, also known as the pink moon because of moss pink, native North American wildflowers that bloom in early springtime, happens to be the closest moon of the year. While pink flowers may be blooming elsewhere, the blossoms I spotted today in my yard were blues and not pink.
Finally Flowers
Picture of the Day for April 6, 2020
Although there is still some traces of snow scattered around, there are some signs of spring with the trees starting to bud, flowers poking up through the ground and new little critters making their arrival.
New Kittens
