Yes, folks, the Christmas tree is still up on the front porch. Want to make something of it? We've heard a complaint by someone who thinks we don't own a calendar. Well, this has been such a snowy, cold, LONG winter, and that little bit of cheer on our front porch is staying right where it is until the snow melts. That may be a while.
The backyard, photo taken March 2
We're not like other places that have huge snowstorms followed by warm days that melt it all. No, we get our snow starting in November (if we're lucky to avoid it in October) and then it merely accumulates throughout the winter until sometime in March or April when we get days that are warm enough to begin to melt it. So far, we're still getting mornings well below zero degrees (yesterday minus 29 degrees F.), so the Christmas tree on the porch is staying put. Back off!
Sunrise creating thousands of tiny white ice lights
No, it's not the same photo, but maybe I'm the only one who thinks it looks different.
Today I heard a guy on the radio say that the difference between Wisconsinites and other people is that other people, when summer is over, roll up their beach towels and put them away in the closet. In Wisconsin, we roll up our beach towels at the end of summer and put them at the base of our doors to keep out the draft. Sometimes we put them on the window sills for the same reason. There they stay, frozen in place until April. - (That's not an exact quotation, but the guy was Michael Perry, a Wisconsin author, born and raised just down the road a spell.)
Sunrise, On the Piano
Stairway Landing, Sunrise Window
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