At long last the snow has melted (most of it anyway) and things are beginning to green up.
My in-law’s bought me this bougainvillea plant as an early Mother’s Day present. I can’t wait for weather warm enough to hang it outside our front door.
I took these next photos just before sunset tonight.
Hoping for a beautiful week ahead.
I have been complaining about the weather for a few weeks now. We have had 51 inches of snow during the month of April (a record) and have experienced the third snowiest season in Duluth’s history. During a brief bit of sunny party cloudy skies yesterday, I saw geese and ducks in the Harbor enjoying the warmth of the partial sun.
I spotted several geese swimming in the open areas of water and walking on the ice.
Despite some partial sunshine during the day, the evening looked like this…AGAIN!
Luckily the sun came back out today, melted most of the snow from last night and is supposed to be back this weekend along with temperatures in the 60’s. I can hardly wait!
Along with today’s sun, came many more birds in the Harbor, including this seagull and more geese.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the weather forecasters are accurate in their predictions. Next time I post, my sincere hope is that it has nothing to do with snow!
When it began snowing again yesterday (Or was it the day before? I can’t keep track anymore.), a co-worker mentioned how the big flakes dropping outside our office windows made it look like we were inside a snow globe. She was putting a comical spin on our unfortunate weather pattern of recent weeks. The beautifully falling delicate snowflakes ended in over a foot of snow in our area by late this morning. 17.7 inches of snow was reported by the National Weather Service located just a few miles from us. North of Duluth along Lake Superior, another area had nearly two feet of snow.
I did find a little color to photograph. It was the best I could do.
Due to the storm that blanketed Minnesota in snow, Mike’s parents had to postpone their trip to visit us. We had hoped to celebrate Karen’s birthday with dinner and birthday cake, but due to poor road conditions, we had to cancel our plans. Unfortunately, the cake that I had baked to celebrate Karen’s special day would not stay fresh until we could reschedule our get-together. We had to sacrifice by cutting and serving it tonight after dinner without Karen here to celebrate with us. Happy Birthday Nana/Mom/Karen! Your cake was delicious!!
Don’t worry, I will make you another one when we see you next. 🙂
M. Sullivan Photography 