A country house in Dryden, Michigan Christmas Eve 2017 Sunrise December 25th. Weihnachtsmorgen an unserem Haus Today is like this photo, -4°F (-20°C) The ice caterpillar The frozen pond Windblown ice Freeway to the airport in Flint, Michigan A frozen landscape. A city street after the ice storm A male Junco under our bird feeders Ice sculptures Veterans park Imlay City, Michigan Such intense red color Our insect patrol, a Red-bellied Woodpecker Sunrise at 16°F (-12°C) Always one dances to a different tune. View from our front door A cold day at the lake A new kind of space craft Old Squaw (Clangula hyemalis) Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) Metamora, Michigan Metamora, Michigan Metamora, Michigan "Good night" A frozen world Frozen crab apples After the ice storm Incense burning wooden figure A little incense figure from the Erzgebirge, Germa… A spoon full of winter Winter before winter starts. Merry Christmas to All! Feeding frenzy Waiting for a place at the feeders Five hungry squirrels The next morning... In our rock garden Show of hands... (Nun alle mal die Haende vorzeige… Maggie on her winter trail Winter sun Grasses 18°F (-8°C) And strong north-westerly wind, winter…