Well, the snow storm came. Everything is covered with a blanket of snow. It makes for walking at Asylum Lake a nice, quiet delight. There aren't many animals or birds around though I could hear them. The views are quite lovely, especially when the sun is shining.
The berries and the birdhouses, both covered with snow. I don't think any birds have landed on that since the snow!
Down by the stream everything is covered. I love this view in winter. It is one of the very few open areas of water around at Asylum Lake. Deer often come down here, especially in winter, to get a drink. It isn't unusual to see birds sipping water too. In the winter, the sun rising over the horizon here is a favourite.
Down by the beaver's lodge all is quiet. The water is completely frozen over. This time last year the beavers had managed to keep a small area open most of the winter. This year they haven't done that. The water is frozen solid. All downing of trees has stopped. All is quiet, though the evidence of their previous felling is still very visible.
Along one side of the lake - with the way the winds blew - the snow stuck to trees and coated everything with a layer of snow
It's strange because one of the few birds I did manage to photograph during this time was a Robin. It's Michigan's State Bird. I must admit that it isn't a favourite of mine. I do see a few in the winter, but a lot of them seem to desert the rest of us for warmer temperatures. However, this winter I seem to have seen lots of them around. It isn't the same for all places in Michigan. On the state bird sites there has been talk of them 'returning' in Spring. I always comment how many I've seen this winter.
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