Photo of the Week: Snow Puffs

Chain link fence covered in a thick layer of white fresh snow against snow-covered ground in the background. On a cold winter day in January.

Last week’s seven-inch snowfall in southeast Michigan brought a heavy layer of snow to our neighborhood. The kind of snow you want to get shoveling early, while it’s still falling. Because if you wait until it stops snowing, the snow it so heavy you can barely pick it up with a shovel. Though it’s perfect… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Snow Puffs

Photo of the Week: Spring Snowstorm in Michigan

white snow-covered trees silhouetted against the morning sky with the golden sun rise.

Waking up to a white blanket of snow and ice crystals on trees and plants just beginning to bud out in spring is not what many people in southeast Michigan look forward to in mid-April. Yet, that’s exactly what we had when a sudden cold front moved through our area. Light snow fell throughout the… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Spring Snowstorm in Michigan

Photo of the Week: Winter Snowstorm in Michigan’s Northern Woods

Walking along a trail, looking through the bare trees, evergreens, and native plants of the snow covered woods during a heavy snowfall.

The northern woods was quiet except for the muffled sounds of the cross-country skiers conversation as they made their way deeper into the woods during the heavy snowfall. In the distance, I heard the familiar calls of the ever-present Blue Jays I had seen earlier flying through the deciduous and evergreen trees. The snowstorm kept… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Winter Snowstorm in Michigan’s Northern Woods