Mother Nature has a Wry Sense of Humor

Reconnecting with Nature

Linking up with Chrisy at Living a Good North Coast Life for Reconnecting with Nature, one photograph at a time.

Winter in the southern United States is generally a little chilly, but by now we've usually gotten some nice, warm sunny days and are seeing signs of spring - like crocuses and daffodils breaking through the surface of the ground and soaking up a little of the warm, February sun.  Not this year.  This year continues to be cold and snowy.

Since Sunday we have had an ice storm that left everything covered in 1/2" of ice (thank you winter storm Octavia), followed by snow, now being followed by bitterly cold air.  Jeesh.  Enough already - WE'RE IN THE SOUTH!!

I've been taking pictures of the yard because, well to be totally honest, I'm pretty bored.  I've been housebound for four days and if I'm going to stay in the house that long - I need something to do.  So I've been taking pictures and posting them on social media.  I must admit - even that is getting a little old.

As I was taking pictures today, I realized that Mother Nature has quite a sense of humor.

See what she did here?  The shed roof is snow covered, the tree branches encased in ice, and icicles hang down all along the roof edge.  Except right in front of the thermometer.  She didn't want to hide that!  She really wanted us to be able to see how cold it was!!

So it's cold - and snowy - and icy - and it's February.  A couple of months from now it'll be in the low 70's and sunny......

I'm counting on it!!

Pastel Sunrise

Reconnecting with Nature

Linking up with Chrisy at Living a Good North Coast Life for Reconnecting with Nature.

As I was getting ready for work earlier this week, I looked out of the dining room window and saw this beautiful sky at sunrise.  I couldn't resist taking a picture of it and sharing it with you.  So calm and peaceful.  Makes you want to go outside even if it is a bit chilly.

That same day, my daughter sent me a picture of her house and yard in Massachusetts.   What began as a mild New England winter has turned into a late-blooming-seems-like-it-will-never-end snowpocalypse.  The kind of snow that makes me glad I don't live there anymore.

See her mailbox in the front center of the picture?  That's how deep the snow is!  Everywhere!

Winter in New England

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Sometimes winter in New England can be very long and the beauty of the simple things can catch you off guard.

Birds at the Feeder

If we were still living in Southeastern Massachusetts we would likely be waking up to 8 or so inches of new snow on the ground.  I remember the sound of the snow falling.  You don’t think it should really make a sound - each snowflake being weightless and so delicate, but you really can hear it during big storms.  And that much snow changes the landscape for man and animals.  We had lots of birds around, and when the plants are dormant and the ground is covered, they can’t find food.  

We always kept bird feeders filled for them, most of the feeders we could see from inside the house.  This one was outside our dining room window.   The red bird on the right is a Cardinal - a male.  I think the other two are Nuthatches - a little hard to tell from this angle, but I think that’s what they are.

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