As this unusually harsh winter continues, we received a snow fall of about 3 inches followed by a lot of ice. Here ice is gleaming on the trees in the forest next to the house.
A small weeping cherry tree in our front yard is encased in ice, with the forest in the background.
Trees along our lane covered in ice.
The tractor covered in ice and icicles.
My grapevines covered in ice.
Apple trees covered in ice. I really should have put away that picker.
Pear and peach trees covered in ice.
My beehives covered with ice and snow -- snow covered with a crust of ice covers the bottom entrances.
Sun shining through the icy trees on the following day, Groundhog Day. Though the sun was shining to show the groundhogs shadow he was no doubt unable to escape his ice encrusted home to take a look. I don't know what that predicts for the weather, but it can't be good.
I took the opportunity to take some pictures of birds around the bird feeders that have been so busy with all of this snow cover. Here a cardinal is perched on a small dogwood tree next to the feeders.
A goldfinch in winter plumage perched on a feeder.
A purple finch finding seeds among the seeds knocked from the feeders above.
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