Weather – Page 14 – M. Sullivan Photography

May 1, 2014 M. Sullivan Photography Animals, Daphne, Garden, Photos, Weather

Searching

The skies have been gray and dreary all week. We have had a mix of snow, rain and wind each day since Sunday. We are all craving sunlight and blue skies. We were somewhat satisfied that there was little to no precipitation today and temperatures were in the mid 40’s. It should be in the mid to upper 50’s this time of year, but we will take what we can get. To celebrate the departure from rain and 30’s, Daphne and I went for a walk after work. When we returned home I spent some time searching, not for blue skies, but for any sign of green in the backyard. When you look at the yard as a whole, it looks brown. Well…except for the patches of white snow. If you look closely, you will see this…

Moss From A Different Angle Is Still Moss

A departure from green…brown.

And then there was this guy. We are accustom to seeing big gray (and sometimes black) squirrels in the city. We never see these cute little red squirrels. We have affectionately named this one “Hammy”. As in “Hammy” from the movie Over the Hedge. He moves around our backyard like he just downed an energy drink. That is why my photos are not as close up or as crisp as I would like. He never stops long enough to get a sharp photo.

During my search for spring foliage, I uncovered this Mother’s Day stepping stone Sebastian made for me with his hand print when he was 3 (with the help of his Aunt Dee Dee). I will have to clean it up and replace the missing “E”. Even with moss growing on it, I still love it.

I can’t believe his hands were ever that tiny. Now look at him.

April 27, 2014 M. Sullivan Photography Family, Flowers, Garden, Photos, Weather

Easter & Other Things Spring

We spent last weekend in the Twin Cities to celebrate Karen’s birthday and the Easter holiday. We enjoyed a wonderful birthday dinner, a super fun evening of Easter egg coloring, an Easter egg hunt and a delicious brunch on Easter day. Here a few snapshots of the weekend.

The weather was amazing while we were in the Twin Cities which can be seen by the kids in their short sleeve shirts and shorts. All of the snow had melted and most of ours was also gone back home in Duluth. I even spotted my daffodils trying to peek out along the sidewalk along with a small blue flowering plant (Siberian squill?) in my back garden.

Many critters have been busy in the backyard enjoying the warmer weather.

We have a pair of robins that decided to build a nest on our house’s gutter. They have been seen gathering dried grass, mud and twigs all week.

Unfortunately the weather took a turn for the worse at the end of this week. We had a spring snowstorm that dropped nearly half a foot of snow. We are now officially third on the list of the snowiest all-time winters in Duluth. The forecast isn’t looking promising this week with rain, sleet, snow and wind expected through Friday. Unless of course we want to beat the all-time record for snowfall. I personally do not!

Where are you Spring?

April 15, 2014April 15, 2014 M. Sullivan Photography Photos, Weather

Blood Moon

I wasn’t planning to get up in the middle of the night and take photos of the full moon, but when I woke up shortly before 2:00 a.m. I decided that I should at least check it out. I think it was worth going outside in my bathrobe in sub-freezing temperatures to see this. I didn’t wait to for the peak of the lunar eclipse, but instead went back to bed to get some rest before my 5:30 a.m. alarm.