Back in November, gently falling snow had its charms. In December, in January, in February, it glittered magically. It was invigorating.
In March, not so much. Show of hands—how many of us are longing for more snow? There you go.
Nonetheless, we are likely to have it. Quite a bit of it by tonight. I believe I should get out and about, tending to the little details of life. Here is your slideshow, shot blind this morning with the old little camera with the broken screen, and even at that, a fair representation of the day from the deck at the Writing Studio and Bait Shop.
Snowbirds, it ill-becomes you to giggle like that from your sunny perch in Florida.
Posted in: Adventures outdoors, Up North in Michigan
Torch Lake Views 
P.j. grath
March 9, 2011
You and your little old camera did a great job, Gerry. It looks about the same way over on this side, where I am at present holed up at the Leland Township Library, looking out onto the river through the curtain of falling snow.
Gerry
March 9, 2011
And from the Library you can even load the slideshow! I saw the article in this morning’s R-E about Leelanau’s broadband ponderings. I was, um, perplexed by the amount of coverage given to the remarks of a guy whose sole claim to an opinion on what Leelanau taxpayers might wish to do is that his girlfriend lives there??? And whose view of a proper solution to broadband isolation is “buy a wireless card.” Bizarre. Nevertheless, typical of the level of discourse about the whole thing.
drew
March 9, 2011
Seems we are all shaking our fists at the weather today. Molly, me and you. We’ve all had it with March — and aren’t afraid to blog about it! 🙂
Gerry
March 9, 2011
Oh dear, you had to tempt Mama Nature. I am not shaking my fist. I am . . . morose. Yes, that’s the word. Morose.
Heather
March 9, 2011
The warmer weather recently has pushed my mushroom button, but I’ll admit that I would rather have the snow around to reflect the sun on a cloudy day than cold icky rain!
Gerry
March 9, 2011
Ah, mushrooms. We had an amazing amount of fun with mushrooms around here last fall, and a truly extraordinary morel back in the spring. But that wasn’t until May . . . Something to look forward to!
Scott Thomas Photography
March 9, 2011
For some reason Syracuse insists on having the St. Patrick’s Day parade the weekend before the big day. This year it’s going to cost them. We are going to get a mix of rain, sleet, ice and snow over the next three days.
You know, I’m beginning to see the snowbirds reasoning. 🙂 If I only had wings.
Gerry
March 9, 2011
There you go. The hazards of rushing the season. Do you know what we had here for St. Patrick’s Day last year? The Romeyn kids sunbathing at Barnes Park. Truly. Here’s the link: March of the Polar Bear Cubs
Scott Thomas Photography
March 9, 2011
I remember those people. Braver than I would be!
Karma
March 9, 2011
Your snow is threatening to head southeast to Massachusetts tomorrow, Gerry. Any chance you could detour it to Canada for us?
Gerry
March 10, 2011
Nope. But I feel your pain.
Robin
March 10, 2011
Hahaha! I didn’t giggle. Too much.
I found out the other day that I am not a snowbird. I met a man from Canada who asked how long we’d be staying here in Florida. When I told him we’d be here for 10 days, he said he comes here for 3 months which makes him a snowbird. A 10-day stay, on the other hand, means I’m a snowflake. 😀
Gerry
March 10, 2011
I wonder where the precise boundary is between migratory snowbirds and vacationing snowflakes? An interesting study for some enterprising graduate student.
Beth Toner
March 10, 2011
Gerry — You are not encouraging the move to Michigan. Although I agree I’d rather have snow that the yucky cold 3 inches of rain we are getting today. But snow in March is not fun. Although, neither is snow in April, and I remember having a big one on April-something in WI when I was a kid.
Gerry
March 10, 2011
Just keep thinking about the orchards in May, the lakes in June, July, August, September, the colors of October and November . . . we’ll shovel April when we get to it.
Fee
March 10, 2011
Good photos, Gerry.
We had some more of the dreaded white stuff yesterday morning, but thank the Great Pumpkin, it disappeared by lunchtime. I carried the welly boots home in a bag rather than get on the bus in them, looking like a right tumshie (that’s a turnip, strictly speaking, but is also used to describe how one feels when realising one is being rather silly!). The pink flowery welly boots don’t really complement the ‘office’ clothes they make me wear to work …
Gerry
March 10, 2011
When you come right down to it, most human behavior is probably silly. Certainly most of mine leaves me looking like a right tumshie, but that’s because I keep dogs. Pink flowery wellies are something else entirely. But Fee . . . barefoot on a bus?
Fee
March 11, 2011
Not quite that daft – I had the stylish-but-completely-impractical high heeled boots on (carried to the office in the same bag that carried the wellies home!).
Karma
March 10, 2011
Maybe you worked a little magic afterall – we’ve got rain not snow. I’ll take it!
flandrumhill
March 11, 2011
The snow is leaving us and the rain that’s anticipated for today and tomorrow will surely take the last of it. Surely spring must be just around the corner.
Barbara Rodgers
March 13, 2011
This winter for the record books has finally satiated my desire for more snow. Enough already! Still, it’s beautiful and I enjoyed your slide show! 🙂