I've spent the month of January observing and taking photos of winter light.  I've also noticed that we've had an unusual number of cloudy days.  I just checked the weather and cloudy days are forecasted for today and for the next week, with snow coming into the forest again.

The cloudiness posed a challenge with its flat light.  But I observed the light and took photos showing what beauty can actually happen on a cloudy day.

This first photo is of the footprints left behind by the critters that frequent our backyard deck.

Another deck photo.  Cloudy day and warmer temperatures is causing lots of melting and crunchy looking snow.  The lack of harsh shadows caused by the sun makes this lone leaf on our deck seem more interesting to me.

Lake Winnebago on a cloudy day.  Too warm to trust the ice this year so there aren't any snowmobiles on the ice today.

Our deck after a snowfall and a cloudy day.  Wind caused some interesting patterns in the snow.

Day after day of cloudiness did make for some interesting photos.  Photos I probably wouldn't have taken because I would wait for a sunny day or a day with more contrast.