What a difference a week makes. A week ago we were slipping on ice trying to keep the birds fed in the snow and Chloe and Grace were enjoying a shaved ice buffet.
Our forecast this weekend is for sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 60s into next week.
I took these photos this week after the snow melted away.
I always enjoy seeing the steam fog rising off the lake in the winter. . .
And see the clouds reflected in the lake with the sunrise.
Hope you’re enjoying a little winter thaw and sunshine this weekend!
Thank you for your visit!
Beautiful, Mary! I can’t wait for our dirty snow banks to melt, hopefully this weekend and into the new week. We’re also going to have mild [daytime] temps through mid-week. It’s a nice break from winter.
Breathtakingly Beautiful, Mary!!! You must have been up at the crack of dawn & outside in your jammies & slippers to capture such early morning magnificence. Any one of those shots would make a terrific notecard or computer desktop image….OR the cover of a book by YOU!!!
Seeing your photos of the reflections of the clouds in the water are so breathtakingly beautiful, Mary. You must be awestruck, seeing it all in person. Enjoy your balmy days on your lovely lake!
Wow! Magically beautiful!
Those are beautiful pictures. I love the clouds in the water. Thanks for sharing.
Mary, One of my favorite things is to rise very early and go outside to a lake and your photos today truly evoke that feeling of quiet and serenity. Just amazingly beautiful. I love the way you captured not only the colors and fog and details but also the feathers of the bird in flight. Gorgeous! Linda
Those pictures are breath taking! So beautiful ! Have a great weekend!
Mary, Your pictures are so serene and lovely! Too early for Gracie and Chloe?? I lived on the ocean in Cape Elizabeth Maine for 32 years and the best part was sunrise and sunset. Your pictures reminded me of all the beauty that surrounds us …..enjoy the warmth. Even here we are going to reach 50! Winter has been gentle so far this year.
Gorgeous Mary!!!! Wish I lived by water. It is so beautiful!!!
Beautiful!! I love taking pictures of sunsets and sunrises!! I often wonder why we are attracted to them!! I think it’s the colors..the reflection of the colors in the water are magnificent…in the country we have some spectacular ones too!!! Especially when our view is not cluttered by poles and wires!! Yes, we are having a warm up in in Indy..can’t wait.,thanks for sharing your picturesque photos!! Enjoy your warm up!!!🌞🌞🌞🌞
Breathtaking images of your scenic lake! What beauty you captured and to think it’s right there for you every day. Thank you for sharing your every day beauty with us!
Lovely! Made my morning!
So jealous. You are thawing out and we are still pretty cold up here in south jersey. I can look at your pics and pretend…….:)
Beautiful pics, Mary! You are such a talented photographer. Thanks for sharing the beauty of the lake.
Beautiful images Mary!
Happy Weekend!
Mary, I want to move there so badly, oh my these photos r so gorgeous!
My husband thinks he wants to live in Hendersonville, I’m holding my ground!!!!!
Enjoy this lovely weekend, how can u not with what God has given you!
Blessings!
We’ve had almost identical conditions…even the water was pink this morning. Yesterday steam rising…we took a photo and titled it “Lake Ness Monster Siteing !” :) franki
JUST BEAUTIFUL!!!! Thanks for sharing these photos with us. I have always thought it would be so nice to live by the lake, well these photos are proof! Your photography skills are just awesome!!!!
Your photos are an incentive to be awake early and enjoy the start to a beautiful day. We will be enjoying the next week of sunshine weather. Daffodils are up about 9 to 10 inches. Magnolias have already bloomed. Camellias are gorgeous. There are definite advantages to living in the South. Predictions for an early spring, maybe.
Always love to see your fur babies.
Every superlative I can come up with has already been used in the above comments….I will just join the chorus…
Well done, Mary.
Beauty abounds lakeside! You must wake in a joyful mood each morning. Enjoy the pretty weather. Texas is sunny and cool. Perfect weather here!
Love the pictures.. Nature is something to behold. Great to see your world thru the lens.
Just stunning. Such a beautiful thing to capture in pictures.
Gods Handywork !
I love the clouds reflected in the lake. I know you never tire of the beautiful lake scenery and we don’t either.
It’s a gorgeous day in Alabama today. Love it!
I love the mysterious aspect that the reflection of the sun on the mist gives to your photos. Beautiful!
Your photos are always so wonderful! I grew up on Lake Norman many, many years ago and your pics bring back so many wonderful memories.
Mary, Seeing pictures of Lake Norman brings back a childhood trip with my parents and the family of my mother’s friend that she worked with. I only remember her name being Jessie. Jessie and her husband owned a “small” vacation cottage on the lake and invited us to visit them for an extended weekend. It was there that I water skied for the first time, drove a boat and swam in the lake. I still remember how pretty it was and that was 45 years ago. Whenever our travels take us south, I always look for the exit for Lake Norman and remember that fun weekend.
It’s so enjoyable to read your blog and to have that connection to the lake you live on and to see how it’s even more beautiful than I remember.
Hugs, Peggy
MarY ~ so beautiful !!! what a blessing to live there !
Paula
IN
Beautiful!!! As always, I love reading your posts…..they brighten my day! :)
What beautiful photographs! What a wonderful place to live.
You live in a beautiful place and are a great photographer! Thanks for sharing.
your beautiful photos are so soothing. thanks!
Temps in the 60’s sound great Mary! I’d be grilling out:@)
Stunning Mary, I love it when the sky turns pink and then turns the water pink in reflection. We are in the 60s too, so nice!
Jenna
Soooo pretty! Thanks for sharing. We’re having a very mild weekend her in MI – going to be in the 50’s and that’s REALLY unusual for us for the end of January, but I’m LOVING it! Happy Sunday! :)
The sunrise is beautiful and capturing the reflection of the pink clouds on the water is breathtaking! Oh to live on the lake! My grandparents were blessed to retire on Lake Martin in Alabama and I was blessed to spend many years of weekends & summer months with them. I miss it so much. Thank you for sharing your gift with all of us!
Seeing these beautiful photos makes me wish we lived near a lake. You are blessed. Thank you for sharing.