at 11:15 local time, the very last of a lake ice remnant visible:  mergansers during sunset 

  Spring is back today after its short, well deserved vacation. 😎 yesterday evening, island shape is accented by a thin layer of snow.today the lake ice is almost out for the season note: the ice in picture was gone by early evening.

 This shot was taken of the ice starting to push ashore, with a thunderstorm in the distance.   It reached 27C or 81F and everything around sprang to life. The soundscape became symphonic. Picture above taken just after sunset at 8:15 pm local time. […]

    70F/21C @2000utc 🙂Lat: 45.63 Lon: -89.47 Elev: 1663ft(511m).

  So, maybe winter here will end THIS year afterall 😆

on an early morning of July last summer … Hello all..:cool: Early in the morning last summer in July, after a cold night, the otherwise invisible spider webs were all revealed in the sunrise as they were covered with morning dew.        […]