Tag Archives: winter

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

Deep January days in the woods

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

Good morning from our little stretch of woods and lake and snow and cold.  Sitting here at this computer I watch lazy flakes of snow silhouetted against black and gray tree limbs.  Yonder brown oak leaves dangle from branches that … Continue reading →

Posted in January, 2019 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 39 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

Annoyed, amazed, humored, and sad. All in one day.

Posted on January 29, 2018 by

 Very annoying.  Yesterday we “fixed” the wood stove furnace belt, which “entertained” us with squeaky noises for the past month.  An hour later the new belt is entertaining us with different squeaky noises. Can it be fixed? At times squeaky … Continue reading →

Posted in January 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 36 Comments

Jagged ice fields of Lake Superior

Posted on February 20, 2015 by

If you’re shivering and cold here on this winter day, you might choose to visit another blog. I am aiming to show you some photos of jagged ice on Lake Superior here in Aura, Michigan.  At the foot of Saari … Continue reading →

Posted in February 2015 | Tagged , , , , , | 108 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

Hello, mouse & other early morning ponderings

Posted on September 8, 2014 by

1.  I have nothing to say and should be getting ready for work. 2.  A perfect time to write a blog post! 3.  If, by the time this post ends, the fingers type all nonsense–well, it’s easy enough to delete. … Continue reading →

Posted in September 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 64 Comments

Ice melts.

Posted on May 5, 2014 by

You wonder about the story of our lives here in the Upper Peninsula? It could be summed up in two words:  Ice melts. Ice melts on the bays. Ice turns blue, shaky, unstable. Don’t walk on it. Turn, instead, toward … Continue reading →

Posted in May 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 28 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