Tag Archives: snow

In which I see my first UFO

Posted on April 1, 2019 by

I intended to write a nice calm environmentally friendly post about a lovely Sunday morning sashay around the woods with a camera.  About this very special time of year when the temperatures hover below freezing and the snow has condensed … Continue reading →

Posted in April, 2019 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 56 Comments

Time Marches On

Posted on March 10, 2019 by

This March afternoon–with about five to six inches of new wet heavy snow here in our never-ending snow country of the Upper Peninsula–I have been looking through old photos once again.  (Not that I look through them often.  Just every … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2019 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 35 Comments

“Drop kick me, Jesus, through the goal posts of life”

Posted on February 26, 2019 by

Hi guys! I am so sorry that my blog has practically flat-lined these days.  No excuses.  It’s just flat-lined.  And the line is covered with snow. Snow, snow, snow.  That’s all we think about these days.  You can start a … Continue reading →

Posted in February 2019 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 44 Comments

Yesterday’s woes

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

Some of you have been wondering where the heck my blog post Prayer for the teensy weensy spider went.  A few faithful readers received their email yesterday inviting them to visit Lake Superior Spirit and discover the whys and wherefores … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 48 Comments

“Keeps on keepin’ on”

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

  First things first.  I am not going to complain about our endless winter here in the North Woods.  (At least publicly.  Maybe we can gripe together privately, if we’re experiencing a frustrated moment or day or week or month.) … Continue reading →

Posted in April 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , | 32 Comments

Squirrel and chickadee love, February snow, and healing silence

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

  We awoke to a February snow.  Maybe five new inches decorated our winter landscape. The temperature promises to inch up in upcoming days into the 30’s and 40’s (0 to 7 C), but for now winter still sings her … Continue reading →

Posted in February 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

The mystery of the loud thuds

Posted on December 19, 2017 by

Yesterday, in between listening to Christmas carols and making a pomegranate kale salad, I heard a loud thud. What in the world could it be? First thought: The mail carrier is delivering presents from Portland, Oregon, or Edgewater, New Jersey! … Continue reading →

Posted in December 2017 | Tagged , , , , , , | 26 Comments

Sprinkling petals atop snow

Posted on January 20, 2015 by

On some January mornings the sun rises and casts lemon shadows against the blue-shadowed snow. In the night deer nibble spruce branches and bed beneath them during this dark phase of the moon.

Posted in January 2015 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 80 Comments

Shoveling four feet of snow off our wood pile & other deep winter photos

Posted on February 21, 2014 by

Even though this long winter continues to snow and blow and freeze and fuss, I still think an icy snowfall sparkles beautifully. This morning, captured under the glow of our deck light, heavy wet snow dressed the woods in grandeur … Continue reading →

Posted in February 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 35 Comments

Who’s Singin’ the Cabin Fever Blues?

Posted on February 11, 2014 by

It’s so easy to get—ah choo!–a very bad case of–ah choo!–you know what I’m going to say don’t you?–a very bad case of Cabin Fever at this time of year. It doesn’t matter if you live in a cabin like … Continue reading →

Posted in February 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , | 35 Comments