Tuesday, 5 February 2019
We wandered a place we’ve visited before, but long enough ago that many changes have transformed it.
The river has been cleared of trash and…
new footbridges built.
Restaurants, often with some outdoor seating, are where none were before.
Later, we passed this leetle test. A sniff test?
Anyway, super-good times!
Sunday, 3 February 2019
Here’s the road in the swamp. It was snow-pack two days ago. It was melty-melty in the above-freezing temps as we left our favorite northern outpost.
All the warmth and melting means a load of moisture in the air, which today translated as fog. Heavy fog. The Bridge support just loomed above us, rather indistinct. Soooo glad it wasn’t windy!
We played road tag with this vehicle for several dozen miles. I laughed at the tag and I think the Guru momentarily lusted for the blade. The other day I discovered he may slightly more intensely lust for a blinking light to put atop the cab, as a minority of plow-fronted pickups have for increased safety/visibility as they are plowing.
Saturday, 2 February 2019
Ahhhhh, the melt begins.
However, there’s plenty of wind-sculpted snow, with drifts on the shady side of the roads, plenty to last until spring. I’m jess-sayin, this thaw won’t last.
Also, I wanted to honor these two brave brookies who provided our sustenance this evening. Canadian fish tacos. Yum. Yum. And yum.
Thursday, 31 January 2019
During a polar vortex, you may experience blowing snow.
Or it may be clear at the Big Bridge. Clear and COLD. And, today, windy windy windy.
Finally, we made it down the home stretch, down the fresh-plowed road. Sun! Great shadows!
We are not staying at our customary abode…brrrrr…too much snow and cold! [Let’s stay with the kind, delightful, joyous neighbors in their warm, warm home.]
And have a party! So glad to be in this wonderful place. Could do without the polar vortex, but the sunshine is undeniably lovely.
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
The open waters of the Ohio River—with barge!—seemingly (or perhaps actually?) steaming in the cold. Interesting.
Here’s the Maumee—frozen, with heaved up platelets of ice. I don’t know why the apparently evenly spaced “lines”—another natural mystery!
Whereas…these salt deposits are from road salt, dissolved and deposited on Our New Vehicle. The nerve!
For a few minutes the slanty light just before dusk was stunning on the snow…this is Michigan! The colors are not “fake” photo-enhancement—they were there.
Big drive; great evening with friends…nighty-night.
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
I didn’t know what the weather would be like in the afternoon, so I walked when it was overcast, although the rain had stopped.
I missed the afternoon sun.
And no snow! Schools were closed here today for NO SNOW. […decisions by the bureaucracy of the Sunny South.]
Monday, 28 January 2019
For these first two photos, I don’t mean frozen in the temperature sense, but as sculptures. Cute ceramic bun-bun.
And meet Ivy the Iron Armadillo (Spanish…say arm-ah-deee-yo).
However, because actual temperature freezing is coming within 24 hours, be careful beautiful flowering quince flowers; Grumpy Old Man Winter will be here very soon!
Friday, 25 January 2019
I was down the street when I spotted these white spheres by the curb. I thought, “what are turtle eggs doing in the gutter,” quickly followed by, “those can’t be turtle eggs!”
And so they aren’t: pingpong balls. Still: why a pair in the gutter?
This deflated sphere I couldn’t identify, even after a close visual inspection. No, I didn’t touch, even with a stick. And the organic sphere next to it…some kind of seed/fruit element, also unknown.
Thursday, 24 January 2019
I got to walk in the sunshine (bit of a cold breeze…but SUN), as part of an extended errand that was on someone else’s to-do list. I was the happy beneficiary of this excursion.
[…during which I heartily enjoyed my first Sazerac.]
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Brand new stump. See yesterday’s entry…. Seems like ginkgo wood might make pretty furniture….
Old stump. Oak, I’m guessing.
New flowers. Crocuses (or is it croci?). Spring comes early when we have Dec/Jan heat waves in the Sunny South. Up in the 60s today, but I’m guessing tonight’s rain will lower the temps for tomorrow.