Heading North

Early last evening I was aiming the camera skywards to capture fluffy clouds when a honking flock of Canada geese entered the scene:

Today’s Sunrise

I just figured out how to do a collage in Picture It. 

Maple Buds

Right now, the buds on the upper branches of our soft maple trees look like this:

The buds on the lower branches look like this:

Rarely did I notice such things before starting to take photos for the blog.

Foggy Sunrise

Today’s sunrise…

Barn Charm

Here’s a round barn made of what looks like bricks from a distance, but actually is something called hollow tile.  Through the center of the barn is a silo.  Sorry about all the trees in the way---it was the best shot I could get.  

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Old Barn

The weather was nice and springlike yesterday so I took a drive to hunt for old barns to photograph.  This one has been featured here on the blog before---click to see a better view. 

Skywatch Friday

From earlier this week…

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Snow

Here’s another look at that possible last snow of the year…

Yesterday

Yesterday the temperature reached nearly 70 degrees and wouldn’t you know, I had to report for jury duty.  I parked in front of a building adorned with this…

Thankfully, I wasn’t chosen for the jury.

Last Evening’s Sunset

 

Last Snow?

Spring temperatures are in the forecast so the snow we received last night might be the last of the season.  Good incentive to get outdoors with the camera.

Cat on Roof

Move over, cat on a hot tin roof. 

Meet cat on a cool corrugated roof!

The original photo looked like this…

It seemed destined for a black and white makeover.

Skywatch Friday

A sunrise from earlier this week…

 

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Thursday’s Things in a Row

Icicles and their shadows…

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More Snow Photos

Last Friday, the snow on the branches, blue skies, and sunshine were short-lived, but there long enough to provide photo opportunities.

Crazy Shadows

Icicles hanging from the grain bin…

Hay rake tines give shadows that remind me of the Etch-a-Sketch toy I had when I was a kid.  I never could make the lines look like anything recognizable.

Frosted Bales

I think they resemble frosted shredded wheat, but you’d need a mighty big cereal bowl for these!

New Snow

Yesterday morning the world was coated with new-fallen cottony snow.  I took these photos early, before the glare of full daylight.

Lilac branches…

  Grapevines…

To this tree branch photo I added the Photoshop “blizzard” effect…

Skywatch

Early yesterday morning the sky looked like this for just a few minutes, then the colors faded away.

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Snow Shower

Snickers was not happy about getting caught in a snow shower late yesterday morning…

 
The big snowflakes fell gently and melted quickly…