Spring?

Enjoy the flowers on this snowy spring day.

Winter please go away!

Sun, Sun, Sun, Here It Comes!

After days of subfreezing temperatures in Middle Tennessee, the ice and snow is finally starting to melt.

Our birdbath is still a mini skating rink.

I was starting to get cabin fever, so I ventured out to capture a few shots of what snow remains in our back yard.

Counting down the days until spring and planting our garden. I’ve missed working out in the yard.

Even the cherubs are ready for spring to get here

Snow Day

Snow Macro

It was another snowy morning in my little town. I shot this video this morning at 9:25. It was beautiful while it lasted and only made me want more. Enjoy!

Snow!

It started snowing here last night around 11:30 pm. The flakes were big and gorgeous and were flying around in the high winds. Terry was already in bed. Me and our cat, Bullet stood by the back door and watched the snow fall. We even went out onto the back porch at one point. Needless to say we didn't stay out there long. We don't get a lot of snow here in Tennessee like we used to, but we'll take whatever we can get. I would estimate about an inch or so fell. Sadly, it's almost all gone now. Hopefully we can get a substantial snowfall before winter comes to an end!

First Snow of 2012

We had our first snowfall of 2012 on January 12th. It wasn't much, but
I enjoyed watching it fall :0)


It was really coming down late that afternoon.




Our cat, Bullet, enjoyed watching the huge flakes coming down as well.
He didn't quite know what to make of it all.

Snow No!

Well, the winter storm watch turned out to be
a big bust!


The rain that fell yesterday was supposed to turn over to all snow
late last night, but it kept raining throughout the night with temps
staying well above freezing.


It didn't start snowing until this morning and we ended up with
about an inch here in Smith County.


It was just enough to close schools for the day.
The snow is almost all gone now, but was pretty
while it lasted. Somehow I think this won't be the
last snowfall we will have this winter.

It's Baaaaaaack!

Terry took these pictures before heading out for work this
morning. We had our lastest round of snowfall late yesterday
into last night. There wasn't much snow, maybe an inch or two,
but the roads were pretty icy. We had some sleet to fall before
it all changed over to snow.


Terry took our Jeep to work this morning. He said he had to put
it in four wheel drive just to get out of the driveway.


Beautiful full moon setting at 6:45 this morning.

Blue Jay Way

While there was snow on the ground last week, I threw out some
bread for the birds to eat. The Blue Jays took advantage of the
feast. Our cat, Libby, ate whatever bread was leftover :0)


Blue Jay chilling out in one of our Bradford Pear trees.

The blue jay is an attractive winter bird. He fits well into
the wintry scenery--bright, clear sky, and the blue shadows
on the snow. After his burst of noise in the autumn, he becomes
comparatively quiet, and during the colder months uses mainly
his jeer call, and this not overmuch. But on soft mornings in
January and February, when the temperature is rising, we may
hear his sweetly whistled teekle note. Tea-cup, tea-cup, he
sings--a sure sign of a mild day.

January 10, 2011

The snow is gone now, but I wanted to share a couple of pictures
I took on the evening of Jan. 10th. I got a chance to use my new
remote shutter release.


Our little Yoshino Cherry tree with lights and snow.

Peek a Boo!

Blades of grass sticking out of the recent snowfall. I love the glints
of color coming off of the ice crystals!

Winter Sunset

After a beautiful sun filled day on Friday, we had this gorgeous sunset.

"Here Comes the Sun and I Say It's Alright." ~ George Harrison

The sun finally came out today. It was a welcome
sight!


This isn't an ice sculpture. It came out of our cat's water bowl.
When it's this cold it's very hard to keep water for them outside.


Ah, beautiful blue sky! The snow is finally starting to melt.


Our cats took full advantage of the sunshine today. They're
probably getting cabin fever too as they stay holed up in the
garage during these cold, snowy days.

Is It? Could It Be?

I was excited to see the sun make an appearance yesterday.
Unfortunately, it was short lived. Hopefully it will make an
appearance again very soon and hang around for awhile!

School's Out for Snow

Our neighbor is a bus driver for the Smith county school system.
His bus has been sitting idle for three days now as school's here
have been closed since Monday. I have a feeling the kids won't
be going back to school for the rest of the week. It's been awhile
since we've seen three straight days of snow.

Snow Covered Stuff