I have been busy building a lot of vernal ponds. It is nice to see little water holes in the forest where there was none before.
Category Archives: Snow
Cat Art
A cat looked like it was trying to create art when burying where it went potty
Snow, Snow, Everywhere, Not a Drop to Drink
This winter has been very snowy, icy, and more snowy.
Another Ice Storm
There has already been an ice storm this winter and now another one happened. Some frost before the freezing rain. Heavy snowpack combined with layers of ice. Roof with heavy layer of snow and ice. Layers of ice falling off panel fence. Japanese Larch tree top bent all the way to the ground. Winter Wonderland […]
Covered In Ice
Freezing Rain can happen in the winter and can damage a lot when glazing everything with ice. The Green Ash tree(Fraxinus) split from the weight of the ice and hit the chicken shed. The icy trees waiting for the Sun’s warmth to melt the ice off them. Evergreens really capture a lot of the freezing […]
Snow Adds Up
With cold temperatures and little snow melting, more snow storms keeps adding to the snowpack. Ponderosa Pines(Pinus ponderosa) are getting buried under the snowdrifts that are forming.
Bamboo Snow
The green leaves of bamboo mix good with the early snowfall.
Snow Nest
The Canadian Goose is already laying on its nest and now it has snowed.
Vernal Pools Snowmelt
Snow has been melting and filling up my new vernal pools. This stops the water and helps it soak into the ground, rather than having the snowmelt leave the property and be wasted.
Icicle Sun
The Sun has been getting stronger and melting snow. Icicles have been forming when the snowmelt freezes.