Looks like today is Sunny. Sun ‘n Snow Poplar tree is a fast growing tree with bright golden-yellow leaves on the top and the leaves are white beneath.
Tag Archives: Snow
More Snow
This winter keeps giving me more snow. I love climbing around on top of snowdrifts, it gives me a different view of the surrounding landscape.
Frosted Highlights
The old bus on our place has become part of an ever-growing snowdrift. The snow bus is waiting for spring.
Wrong Pond
I built a vernal pond in an area that has too much watershed. The accumulated snow over the winter started melting fast with the warm temperatures. This influx of water quickly devoured this vernal pond: This watershed is too big for a vernal pond. It needs a larger, permanent pond in this area.
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 […]