Happy December 2nd

We’re now into day 2, of the month of December. Tasks are swirling around in my head. Overwhelming me a bit. For me, December is a very busy month.

Just a couple days ago, for 2 days in a row, the temperature didn’t get up past 40° here. Yes, mighty cold, but to my mind it was certainly appropriate for this time of year, Thanksgiving over, and the anticipation of Christmas and New Year’s Day. Temporarily, for this weekend anyway, the temperature is expected for us in the mountains to reach clear up into the low 60s.

This picture, of course, was not taken here today. It’s much too warm for snow, but I think it’s a perfect picture for this time of year. It’s beautiful, native evergreen, Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), covered with a bit of snow. It was taken on April 15, 2020.

Happy December 2nd!

_______________________________________________________________________

If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up here!

Published by

Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.