Photo of the Week: Ice Sheets on the Detroit River

white ice sheets float down the blue open water of the Detroit River as it flows past Mud Island in Ecorse, Michigan.

Like many people in southeast Michigan, I’ve enjoyed the last few days of warmer weather and sunshine.

We’ve had temperatures reach the mid-50 degrees Farenheit over the weekend, it’s such a good feeling to have warm weather again!

Despite the fact we have snow mounds on our lawns and 10 to 20 feet tall snow piles in parking lots, spring is coming. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Ice Sheets on the Detroit River

Photo of the Week: Glory of the Snow in Bloom

star-shaped white-centered blue flowers bloom closed to the wood mulch covered ground.

When we did landscaping work in the yard last fall, we removed a lot of old railroad ties from the raised beds in the front yard. Which gave us an opportunity to replenish soil and plant some new bulbs and shrubs in the front bed. We moved some of the soil from the front bed… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Glory of the Snow in Bloom

Photo of the Week: Spring Buds are Bursting

fuzzy gray tree buds cover the brown tree branches.

With temperatures above 50 degrees Farenheit this weekend (southeast Michigan flirted with 60 degrees this morning before the cold front moved through), we finally have some tree buds bursting besides maple trees. I noticed our neighbor’s magnolia buds are getting fuller, can’t wait to see them in bloom soon! What signs of spring are you… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Spring Buds are Bursting