Snow

Like much of the eastern half of the U.S.A, we've had our fair share of snow this year. And like many other people, I took some photos.

Leaf in the Snow February 2026

Snow "Dunes" February 2026

The Little Miami River February 2026

Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery, Carriage Way Park, Milford OH February 2026

When Fall and Winter Collide

One nice thing about an early November snowfall is that the fall colors are still around. The white snow gives a nice contrast to the reds, yellows and oranges of autumn. This year we got such an early snowfall. My favorite "golden gingko" was just letting go of it's leaves. Pumpkins were still on porchsteps. Burning bushes were burning and flowers were still in bloom.

The Golden Gingko

The Burning Bush

Last Flower of the Season

Fall Colors Along the River

The Pumpkins Are Not Happy

Glitter

I have been fascinated the past few days with the sparkles in the snow. Here are some of my favorite from this week.


Billions and Billions of stars in the sky snow.

Blue Ice

The Leaf Cave

A Glacier in Thyme

Making Space

The Path Ahead

I was going to do another insightful post about chosing the path ahead as a follow-up to the Reflections post...

...then this happened...

Up Hill, In The Snow

A Path Not Taken

The Road Ahead

Winter Weather

A couple from an ice storm 5 years ago and a couple from a snow storm a few days ago



Abstract Ice

Iced Tree

Snow Twigs

Snow Tree

Out the Window

This post is a reaction to something I read/hear a lot. (actually a reply to my reply on a tweet set me off)

I'm always surprised, that people are surprised, when I book a window seat, and...
...
wait for it...
...
Keep the window open...
Why?
Because I want to look out the window!


I'm tired of seeing articles, social media posts, etc that go on and on about how you're supposed to close your window when you're on a plane. Why would you get a WINDOW seat if you don't have a window? I've been told that there's nothing to see from 30,000 ft (or whatever altitude). Well, I've seen all kinds of things when there is "nothing to see" - cool clouds, neat geographical features, aurora borealis, sunrises, sunsets and on and on. To top it all off, on the long international flights, my body has some clue as to what time it is, so I don't suffer jet lag. I've been told by more than one person after flying 1/2 way round the world, that I am a freak of nature...No, I keep the F%$#(ing window open so I know what "time" it is.



Mt. Hood

Ice

Snow

The Big City

Mountains

Spring

Ten spring time flower photos from the last couple weeks...

Crocus in Rain

Lenten Rose (Helleborus)

Crocus

Crocus

Crocus

Daffodil

Crocus

Daffodil Under Snow

Lenten Rose (Helleborus)

Crocus

A Little Bit of Snow

Some daffodils are confused, one week 70s, two weeks 30's, one week 60's....now snow

Cardinal in Snow Cliché

Confused Daffodils

Frosted Pine Cones

A Morning Walk

A bit around Valley View this morning. Peaceful, the birds didn't seem to be complaining about the April snow.

Path - Valley View, Milford, Ohio

Eastern Bluebird (Male) - Valley View, Milford, Ohio

Cardinal (Male) - Valley View, Milford, Ohio

Eastern Phoebe - Valley View, Milford, Ohio

Ice, Ice Baby...

Advantage of retirement, I don't have to drive in this.
No Ice #9


Ice #1 - Milford, Ohio

Ice #2 - Milford, Ohio

Ice #3 - Milford, Ohio

Ice #4 - Milford, Ohio

Ice #5 - Milford, Ohio

Ice #6 - Milford, Ohio

Happy New Year

And it is starting out as a cold one. Took a little walk today in the cold to get some photos of the ice and the river. As a bonus, saw a bald eagle soaring. Aiming to do a minimum of one blog entry a week for the whole year. I should have the time...

Ice on the Little Miami - Camp Dennison, Ohio

Ice on the Little Miami - Camp Dennison, Ohio

Ice on the Little Miami - Camp Dennison, Ohio

Reflections on the Little Miami - Camp Dennison, Ohio

Bald Eagle Soars Over Milford, Ohio