Things can change dramatically over three consecutive days at our waterfall. Thursday the temperatures rose a little above freezing reaching the mid-30s F. Then came heavy rain on Friday with a high of 48F, clearing on Saturday with temperatures dropping rapidly to below freezing within hours. Now we’re back to frigid temperatures in the teens. The vagaries of winter.
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Eliza Waters 
Beautiful photos–that looks like us in the Woodstock NY area recently. Now everything is sheet ice, including the patio where yesterday I actually saw bluejays and squirrels slide on the ice as if they didn’t know how to manage. It surprised me–
Squirrels sliding on ice must have been hilarious!
The chipmunk did it too, but seemed smarter and is more compact so seemed more successful at it. Today the squirrels skate more since it’s pure ice with no water on it. I love to watch them. I had this notion that birds never slide, so it was surprising to see the giant bluejays tip over and try to pull out of it gracefully.
🙂
Thank you, Donnalee. Yes, the ice is not fun to contend with after a storm like this. The bluejays and squirrels must have looked comical!
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Thank you for sharing!
We lost 18in of snow cover thanks to 2-3in of rain and 55 degrees! Crazy winter.
It really is, more so than usual!
Fun to observe and document the changes.
It was iced in pretty tight from all the previous cold, so I thought documenting the transformation would be interesting. I should have added one more today, but didn’t get out there, alas. 🙂
There are wild swings here too. As the old saying goes, “If you don’t like the weather here, wait a minute.”
And your photos are stunning as always
Thank you, Dor! 🙂
That is so true, esp. this winter!
Same-ish here … we’ve had snow, freezing rain, and then everything melt away and it’s a balmy 6 degrees C, with clear blue skies … ya gotta love 21st Century winters. 😀
I call it yo-yo weather!
Darn it, I couldn’t view it….
Oh, rats! It is a slide show… it won’t let you manually click through?
Pretty! Taking one tomorrow? Frozen waterfall?
Yes, my spouse suggested it as well. With a low of 6 tonight, I expect a good amount will freeze. It really is a pretty sight.
A friend in South Carolina sent some amazing frozen waterfall photos..be careful!!
Thank you, I will. 🙂
Amazing!⛄️❄️
🙂 Thanks, Karen.
A variation on your summer theme documenting the changes in your garden. A marvel to behold, from where I live! (Sameness, sameness, sameness. Hot, warm, hot, warm. Will it ever cool down?)
The weather is getting more extreme in its swings, it seems. Even ‘biblical’ in some places. We’re having a REAL winter this year, for sure!
Biblical here, that’s for sure. You’re deep into a real winter, while we have yet to welcome winter. Taken as a whole, that’s extreme.
I probably shouldn’t mention that I’m commenting from our room in Puerto Vallarta. It’s 82F here today. I wish you could be here too, soaking up some of the sun. We’ll be back in San Jose tomorrow, but we’ve sure enjoyed the break.
Oh, lucky you, Alys! 82 sounds awesome (sigh) Order a pina colada for me! 😉
It was pretty nice. It’s been one of the warmest winters in recent memory here at home though, so I really shouldn’t complain. It’s in the fifties today, but earlier this week it was high sixties.
Much of the same here. Headed for some negative temps this week after some snow.
This too shall pass. 🙂
Yes, it will. March will be here before we know it, hang in there!
Well, it keeps things interesting! I love your waterfall (and envy the rain, of course). We’ve been going through dramatic changes too – rain one day and the return of Santa Ana winds and summer-like temperatures the next.
Thanks, Kris. Yes, I hear that winter hasn’t really started for you yet and may not show at all – not good 😦
Amazing, very scenic, thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Maria!
So interesting to see the sudden changes. Entrepid of you to venture out with your camera! Here in South Africa we are also experiencing strange fluctuations and extremes though at the high end of the temperature range.
Thank you, Carol. We’re in the midst of another freeze up with snow coming tomorrow. Winter is having its way with us this year, for sure.
I hear that water shortages are getting serious in your area. I hope your rains come early this year.
Hope the coming freeze is not too severe or lengthy and you stay warm. Yes, here the winter rainfall regions of the country (mostly the Western Cape including Cape Town) are in crisis. Other parts of the country are also in a serious situation because there is so little water available and the drought is ongoing and temperatures continue to reach as high as 40 degrees C. Here in KwaZulu-Natal, one of the summer rainfall regions, we have had rains this summer to improve dam levels to more sustainable levels in some areas. We learn not to take anything for granted …
And I thought our weather was changeable
A sixty degree change in 3 days!
The slide show really shows the difference. We’re in for a cold week here too – not sure if we’ll get more snow though.
Thank you, Karina!
That’s cool (I didn’t say cold…) 😉 I enjoyed the slide show! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your visit, Louise!
Even here in SC, this winter weather weather has been like a roller coaster.
It seems like that is the way it is all over the world – crazy weather!
Beautiful pictures Eliza, stay warm and cosy!
Thank you, Andrea!
Oh what a lovely waterfall! I can see why you were drawn back each day. The physical response to the temperature changes seems to be very fast, but I guess that is largely down to the rain.
Thank you, Allison. Yes, it was pretty quick. What was interesting was the ice frozen deep down at the bottom melted last, so there was an opaque green-glass look to the streams.
We are having a lot of ups and downs, thawing out, freezing up, in southern NJ.
Yes, it seems the weather everywhere is fluctuating wildly between warm and cold extremes. I really don’t like -16F though! 😉
It all looks very cold, but how clever of you to make it into a slideshow. It would be fun to see it turning into spring and summer.
Thank you, Chloris. That’s a good idea, I might look through my photos and see if I have all the seasons.
How amazing to have a waterfall..and i thought here was cold.
Truth be told, the waterfall was what sold me on buying the house. I had to have it!
That doesn’t surprise me, I think I would feel the same way.
I can get lost in your photos, clicking through endlessly. Just awesome! Thank you and greetings.
Thank you very much, Cecila!
Wonderful photos and you definitely captured the beauty of nature’s quickly changing moods!🙂 We experienced a similar weather pattern last week and I’m glad we have snow now instead of the rain.🙂
Thank you. Yes, this is a winter to remember. More snow on the way!
Ooo wow! That is amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Maria!
Thank YOU 🙏
So wonderful! Keep warm and enjoy.
Thank you, Fi!
What a fun series of photos. You sure ain’t kidding about vagaries!
Thanks, Frank. One wild swing after another!
Winter sure puts on a variety of displays! Wonderful series, Eliza. 🙂
Thank you, Robin!