Michigan weather is notorious for one constant – change. The recent warming trend has caused our spring flowers to suddenly arrive, so I quick grabbed a few shots before next weekend’s snow takes them away.
The silver lining to a mild Michigan winter is the appearance of snowdrops. A few days above freezing and these beauties will interrupt the dull winter woods with a hint of spring.
On the to-do list every fall: A trip to Meijer Gardens on a sunny day.
Pretty pink cosmos
Always lots of beautiful waterlilies to be found this time of year.
Waterlilies on the campus of Aquinas College
The first flowers of spring have begun to pop up! It’s still too early to be 100% sure the snow won’t return, but these sure help lift the gloom of winter.
Every January, Frederik Meijer Gardens hosts an Orchid Show. It’s a wonderful burst of tropical flowers in the middle of a cold, Michigan winter.
Moving from fall to winter. Summer is long gone, but its flowers live on; given new beauty with a coat of frost.
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Dragonflies, wild flowers and frogs at Black Duck Lake, Minnesota.
Hi! I’m Katy – a working mom and home-cook based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Come eat, drink, and explore life in Michigan (a.k.a. The Mitten) with me! All of my recipes have been approved by hungry family and friends. Follow me on Instagram to check out what I’m working on next!