On a very cold day, the mighty sun will still melt snow, even if it’s just a few drops that freeze again.
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Ice ornaments
I think Lake Monona is getting into the holiday spirit. Making ornaments from cold air and water.
Tame mallards
Mallard ducks (which are very common in Wisconsin) are not as fearful of humans as other wildlife can be.
Being fairly tame, they don’t seem to mind posing for some closeups.
November flowers
While walking through Olbrich Gardens yesterday, I was surprised to find a few flowers that haven’t fully succumbed to the cold weather yet.
Beauty in the gray
I like to call this time of the year the season of darkness. The hours of daylight are getting shorter and shorter. Everything is gray and brown, and there isn’t any snow on the ground to brighten things up. It’s all a bit depressing. But maybe I need to look at it in a different way. Take away the color, even from a gorgeous sunset, and there is beauty to be seen in the gray.
I should play around with black and white photography more.
Early sunsets
The sun is dropping out of the sky way too early these days. I took these pictures of the sun setting over Lake Monona about 4:30 in the afternoon the other day.
Sun dogs
While out hiking this afternoon, I spotted some sun dogs in the cirrus clouds moving across the sky.
Green still hanging on
Despite the fact that the majority of trees in my neighborhood have turned colors and lost their leaves, the maple in my backyard is still hanging on to most of its green color.
Reflecting on an oak tree
Old barn
There is an old barn in the middle of Governor Dodge State Park. A reminder of a farm that existed years ago on the same land.