Tag: fall to winter
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Change of Seasons (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 10)
Minnesotans love to talk about the weather. It’s probably because there’s always something to talk about. We gripe when the weather turns hot and humid; we gripe just as loud when the temps turn frigid and the snow piles up. Setting aside the aggravations, the change of seasons brings new delights — a shift in…
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Autumn’s Last Breath — And a Peek of Winter (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 2)
The mums are still blooming, and the later-turning trees continue their attempts to embrace the palette of Fall, even while Winter tries to push in several weeks early with its monochromatic color scheme! Grateful that Mother Nature finds a way to make it pretty, even as we curse winter’s early arrival — the change…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons
Thanksgiving Day marked an abrupt change of season from fall to winter in northern Minnesota. Thanksgiving morning was beautiful and sunny with temperatures reaching 50 °F (10 °C) by early afternoon. As the day progressed, a cold front with gusty winds and snow moved in, dropping the temperatures overnight by 30 °F. I used a photo from…