A record amount of precipitation has fallen in the area this year. Trees, like this Green King Hybrid Elm, are all frosted over on this last day of the year. Even the trees wanted to add precipitation to the already saturated landscape. The wind started to blow, and the frost started floating down, as if […]
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Easy Winter
The month and year is almost over, but I could use a few more of these evenings.
Freezing Rain
Freezing rain glazed over the forest. The sun helped light up the ice in the crowns of the trees.
Spiraeacicles
The Spiraea bush is full of icicles from above. The freezing water is starting to weigh down the bush.
Frosty Boo
Bamboo and everything else was frosted over from the fog. I have only a little bit of bamboo here and there, most has died from the harsh winters.
December Flowers
A Viburnum is trying to take advantage of the warm December we are having. Flowering at this time of the year is definitely a rare event.
Brushy Water
This vernal pool has become very brushy. Just outside the edge of the forest is pasture, where it is easier to walk.
Opportunity Knocks
This year I took advantage of the storm from last fall, that knocked down trees. This is a uprooted Hackberry. I am using the depression as a moist habitat for a couple Canadian Hemlocks.
December Water
When heavy rains fall, this temporary pond in the goat pasture fills up. I built this pond with a wheelbarrow and my trusty wolverine spade.
Too Much Water Makes Waterfalls
A nearby pond dam broke and the water is pouring over the damaged dam, creating a beautiful sight.