Category: White Oak

  • Accent Color For Winter

    A Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), with marcescent leaves of White Oak (Quercus alba). The winter landscape (Feb 21, 2015) with its perfect accent color, scarlet. _____________________________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts, sign up here!

  • Hoarfrost

    Hoarfrost

    The cold temperatures of winter can create such works of wonder. Often so delicate they can’t be touched for fear of destruction. Occasionally the beauty makes me forget that what I am looking at, such as these rose hips of Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora), is something that I work diligently to rid my woods of.…

  • Five Inches of Snow

    Five Inches of Snow

    It snowed overnight. Wet puffy snow has covered everything. I’ve been transported into a Christmas card waiting to be signed and sent on its way. It’s the second snow here this winter making winter seem a bit more like the way winters ought to be. The winters that I think of when I think back…