I built my first Vernal Pool in the upland of the woods. It suppose to collect snowmelt and rain runoff and will slowly dry up during the year. Because they end up drying up, they do not contain fish, so are attractive to things like frogs and toads. This is a good test to see […]
Category Archives: Snow
Frosted Standstill
Winter is a time to relax, everything is at a standstill. Some of these days will be clothed in frost. A closeup of the frost shows the interesting texture.
Frosted Calmness
Everything frosted over in the morning, no breeze, but silence. Just me and my new landscape. The slightest breeze starts picking up, and like a domino effect, the frost shatters and falls to the ground.
Center of Attention
As normal, January is covered in snow. This is the view in the windbreak. Evergreens feel like a natural fit during our wintery, snowy months. Their branches help stop snow and wind, and their green gives us a dabble of life in the dreary and otherwise dead season.
Iowa Waterfall
A fun time of the year for me is walking around during snowmelt. All the snow that piled up during these winter months finally hit some warm days and quickly melted. This created a wide, icy waterfall along an eroding ditch that was beautiful to witness. Decades ago my dad planted Marsh Marigolds(Caltha palustris) back […]