Tag: Winter

Picture of the Day for February 11, 2013

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The chickadees are the only ones that sound so cheerful after the snowstorm except maybe for some happy individuals who earn income from clearing driveways and sidewalks.

The Black-capped Chickadee, a bird almost universally considered “cute” thanks to its oversized round head, tiny body, and curiosity about everything, including humans. It is notable for its capacity to lower its body temperature during cold winter nights, its good spatial memory to relocate the caches where it stores food, and its boldness near humans (they can feed from the hand).

The Black-capped Chickadee is the state bird of both Maine and Massachusetts.

Cheerful Chickadee

Cheerful Chickadee

Picture of the Day for February 9, 2013

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This donkey might also be keeping an eye on the weather and the approaching storm. The snow probably wouldn’t bother the donkey since it has its winter coat, but the freezing rain is a different story. But like all storms, the weather forecasters never agree where and how much – at least not until the storm is over. The donkey is probably just as accurate predicting and it doesn’t have a happy face – but then do donkeys ever have a happy face?

A Happy or Not So Happy Donkey?

Happy Donkey

Picture of the Day for February 8, 2013

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It may be sunny out today, a big change from the snow every day, but this old truck is keeping its eye on the weather and the approaching storm.

This truck is old enough to collect social security although it appears it has already been retired for a while. There are vent windows and the door handles are still the pull down style so it appears this is a 1951 Chevrolet 1 ton pickup as 1951 was the first year for the vent windows and by 1952, the door handles were push button. The hood side emblem states 3800 indicating a one ton load capacity. By 1954, the front windshield was a single curved piece of glass instead of the center vertical dividing strip.

Retired Truck

Retired Truck

Picture of the Day for February 4, 2013

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In folklore, a ring or a halo seen around the sun or the moon means precipitation is coming and since it is winter, that means more snow is on the way again!

The halos are formed by the tiny ice crystals in the high cirrus clouds that reflect the light. Halos around the moon are usually just white whereas the ones around the sun can be more colorful and sometimes look like rainbows.

Ring around the Sun

Ring around the Sun

Picture of the Day for February 3, 2013

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With another new coating of snow overnight, winter continues on but the birds were singing loudly this morning and even a little cheerful. The warmer temperature and sunshine might be the reason to their cheerfulness but the smart birds were the ones that left their summer resort home and found warmer lodgings. The oriole’s nest still shows signs of the ice earlier in the week but otherwise seems a might cozy yet.

Abandoned Oriole’s Nest

Abandoned Oriole's Nest

Picture of the Day for January 30, 2013

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What is an eerie noise that sounds like rain is actually the icy limbs rattling in the wind and it makes you wonder how many limbs are going to break under the weight of the ice. And can be sort of pretty to look at and it seems like snowflakes, the ice creates a unique form on every needle, branch and limb. It appears every needle on the pine tree was encased by the ‘pretty ice’.

Unique Ice

Unique Ice

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