Snow, Ice, Fog, & Rain

The title of this post sums up the local weather for the past 24 hours.  For the first time in weeks I had a couple of hours to get away from the office to explore one of the local parks and take some photographs.  All photos are from Mill Pond Park in Mt. Pleasant.

Marsh and wet meadow

Doe and fawn in the marsh

Waving the white flag

Pond edge

Common Cattail

Marsh overview

Fox Squirrel

Silver Maple leaves and buckthorn fruit

Fox Squirrel eating maple seeds

Grape tendrils grasping leaf stem

Weir on the Chippewa River

Stream through a marsh

Rose hips

Reflections on the Chippewa River