Winter Scenes

Just some snapshots of my scenery when driving to work. These pictures followed moderate snowfall the previous day/night. We received around 4 inches. The first picture is of someone's yard and ajoining farmer's field. Overlooking a corn field.
Field and a tree border.

Large snowbank along the side of the road. This drift appears anytime we have snow with strong west or northwest winds. If the winds are easterly, the same snowdrift appears on the opposite side of the road to a lesser extent.

Please move on to the next post for some pictures of the sunrise the day after these were taken.

Sunrise Over the Snow

I took these pictures on my way to work the other day. This was following a light snowfall the night before. The first two are overlooking the southern part of our town. This is an area where a creek divides some newer and older homes.

This picture is overlooking a local Farmer's Field. During the summer this would be full of cabbage. During the fall, it smells like cabbage.
Sunrise over the Wisconsin Rocky Mountains.......well actually the large peaks in the background is due to some construction. A giant Walmart will soon occupy this background. They are currently installing sewer pipes in the ground. But, for now, we have some mountains to look at.

From Snow....To Tornadoes

All the snow from the previous posts is gone. Shortly before Christmas, just as my brother and his wife were arriving from Oklahoma, the snow melted. Then a few days after Christmas, the snow replaced itself with a fresh six inches or so. A few days after New Years Day, the snow began to melt, as the temperature rose above freezing. Then on the weekend of January 5 and 6, we were in the 50's, and the snow again began to melt again. By the morning of January 7, the snow was gone, but who knew what loomed for that afternoon......... Tornadoes.

I cannot take credit for this photo, as it was taken by a Sturtevant resident, who lives down the street from us. You can see the tornado situated above the house. This twister touched down only miles away from us, and caused significant damage to houses and property. A stronger tornado touched down about 15 miles west and south of us, and caused more sever damage. At approximately 3:45 PM last Monday, the tornado sirens sounded in January for the first time ever in our area. The storms moved in very quickly on the warmest day on record for January, a high temp of 65.

For anyone desiring to read the storm write up, and view the pictures of the tornado destruction, click this link: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/?n=010708_tor

Today it snowed lightly, coating the ground with a dusting. We are expecting below zero temps for later this week. This will be good for the ground, as it is very soft and has not frozen very deep. This summer could prove to be very buggy, if the ground does not get a deep freeze.

Despite the crazy weather, I am beginning to plan for this year's garden season. I will be relocating some of the plants to different spots to improve their growth. I have not decided fully on what we will grow this year, but we certainly will have potatoes, squash, peas, beans, lettuce, and tomatoes.