From Winter to Summer

As I am writing this blog (May 22nd) it is a very chilly morning (close to freezing) here in northern Wisconsin. Looking out of the window though it looks like early summer. Not too long ago we still had some ice on the lakes and all trees were bare. 

Earlier I wrote a blog about the Never Ending Winter (https://soulcenteredphotography.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-never-ending-winter-2022.html)

In the second week of May we had unusually warm temperatures, up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit (30 C) and Nature just exploded. The woodland wildflowers or spring ephemerals popped up so fast and were done blooming within a blink of an eye. The Trilliums are still in bloom right now but due to the dense tree canopy they won't last long.

I feel like we all got "cheated" out of spring and went straight to summer. But I won't complain as the fresh greens are a welcome sight and the humming birds and Orioles  are back and regular guests at my feeders. I enjoy my walks with my dog Shanti and listen to the song birds and frogs. Shanti found a new passion - going for swims wherever he can, regardless how cold the water temperature is!

The following photos span the time frame from end of April until May 20. 

Click on the photos for a larger view.

Enjoy, Susanne

Chippewa River near Bruce, 4.24.'22

Still some ice at Audie Lake, 4.27.'22

Beautiful patterns on a thin layer of ice

A floating bog  on Audie Lake, 4.27.'22

Morgan Falls, 5.2.'22

Lake Superior ice near Ashland, 5.2.'22

At Houghton Falls, snow along the creek, 5.2.'22

Pink Hepaticas, 5.3.'22

Hepaticas, 5.3.'22

White Hepaticas, 5.3.'22

Sunny day at Audie lake, 5.3.'22

Blue Hepaticas, 5.4.'22

At the Ice Age trail Center near New Auburn,  5.4.'22

At the Ice Age trail Center near New Auburn,  5.4.'22

Blue Hepaticas, 5.4.'22

Bloodroot, 5.7.'22

Bloodroot, 5.7.'22

new spring leaves, 5.11.'22

Daffodil, 5.11.'22

Spring scene at the Chippewa River, 5.12.'22

Spring morning, 5.14.'22

Spring morning, 5.14.'22

Trillium close-up, 5.14.'22

Young Maple leaves, 5.14.'22

Beautiful spring day at the Chippewa river, 5.14.'22

Beautiful spring day at the Chippewa river, 5.14.'22

Fishing boat at the Chippewa river, 5.14.'22

Magical Creek in the Blue Hills, 5.20.'22

Magical Creek in the Blue Hills, 5.20.'22

Magical Creek in the Blue Hills, 5.20.'22

Dutchmen's Breeches (Dicentra), 5.12.'22

Shanti at a Lake