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Tag Archives: winter
Winter’s Bright
More snow Friday and Sunday, but Milwaukee is getting lots of sunshine today. So often bright sun in winter means bitter cold, but today it’s pretty warm outside. I didn’t even need my scarf or gloves walking between buildings, although … Continue reading
Nearly Sunset
Which is coming earlier and earlier every evening, thank goodness. Last week I noticed that for the first time this winter it wasn’t dark as I was leaving work. I took this picture on my way out the door this … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged office building reflections, sunset, winter
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When you forecast the weather in Wisconsin
Milwaukee’s Fox 6 meteorologist Rob Haswell walks the talk😄
Approaching “Lake Effect” Snow
A high-pressure system to our north is causing a strong breeze to come in from the northeast. As the cold Canadian air crosses over the warmer water of Lake Michigan, it is picking up moisture, forming it into dark clouds … Continue reading
Melting ice at Red Arrow skating rink
Last week Friday the temperature was 0º on our back porch thermometer when I let the dogs out first thing in the morning. Today the high is supposed to hit 63º. Quite a change, (to which my sinuses can attest … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged melting ice, Red Arrow Park, signs of early spring, Slice of Ice skating rink, winter
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Sunlit Gas Flame (photo)
Anyone who lives in Milwaukee or has driven on the elevated freeway loop south of Downtown knows the Wisconsin Gas Building, a beautiful Art Deco tower topped by a weather beacon in the shape of a flame. The flame changes … Continue reading
Winter Crab Apples (photo)
What’s this? Up in our tree . . . ? More crab apples! Remember when I wrote about our crab apple tree last September? I guess I haven’t spent time in our yard since winter started (brrr!), but I was surprised … Continue reading
