Tag Archives: winter

Ahh, Spring

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

The days are getting longer.  Already it is light when I get up at 5:40 and still light at 8:00 pm.  The leaves are starting to pop out.  The yard needs to be mowed.  The long winter is over. At … Continue reading →

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The Pond now has Water

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

We have a little pond that totally dried up last year.   It has never been a big pond, and we haven’t had fish in it. Still, it’s a great pond for frogs.  We have five species that I am confident … Continue reading →

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Odd Ice

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

I found this unusual ice formation near our house.  It seems to be in the drip line from the roof, and may be in a location that gets directional winds from the edge of the building. Hopefully a lot of … Continue reading →

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Spring Fever

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

I am tired of winter, even though we had a fairly warm day today.  I was looking at some pictures I took last year, and we are not that far off.  We did have an early spring last year, but … Continue reading →

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Reality Sets In

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

I have been daydreaming about butterflies and thinking about butterfly conservation.  Mother Nature has apparently decided that I should not be wasting my time, and hit us with a snowstorm and some arctic weather. We get “snow dogs” once in … Continue reading →

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Melting Snow

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

Most of our snow has melted.  We have another warm day today, but the forecast is for the temperatures to stay down below freezing starting tonight, and continuing for several days. I found a small patch of snow that is … Continue reading →

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An Aster in the Snow

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

Asters bloom late in the fall and are usually good flowers for the butterflies and other insects that are still around when they bloom. This one was pretty against the snow.  I never quite got the view I wanted, though.  … Continue reading →

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Deer from the Window

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

We had a deer right outside our window tonight.  It was too dark to take a good picture, so this badly underexposed photo was digitally lightened. I think it was looking for the pods of the black locust trees we … Continue reading →

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In a Drop of Water

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

Our landscape is covered with snow.  This is a drastic change from the conditions of just a few days ago when the grass was green and we could go outside without our coats. Snow melts on the roof and drips … Continue reading →

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More Snow

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

We had a few days which felt very much like spring. Almost all of our snow melted. Then we got more. Oh, well.  It’s melting already.

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