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Footprints On The Back Porch
There’s been several snows up here during the last week. Little snows with extremely cold temperatures. That makes the snow light and fluffy, and lots of wind too, blowing the snow out of the trees. That’s a bummer, I love to have the snow decorating the trees. Oh well. Maybe later this winter. And here…
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Black Vulture Photo Op
I had a fun photo op at the county landfill and recycling center this morning. Just a couple years ago I would have just thought, “Ew, gross!” and gone about dumping things into the proper bins. But in doing this blog, I’ve grown to appreciate these not too beautiful birds in our environment. A Black…
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Art In The Ice
The yoga studio’s vernal pool was full and thick with decorated ice this morning. Many leaves including the oak leaf here in the artwork. First captured by the wind and then anchored by the water and ice. The cold, and all the beautiful snow and ice takes me to a different world. Just this morning…
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An Image From Two Days Ago
She’s fluffed against the cold. Fluffed to keep warm. Sitting on a branch in the snow. A Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Often Cardinals live within a mile or so of where they were born. What a lovely place for me. _______________________________________________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up here!
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Goldenrod Seedhead And Snow
Four inches of snow. That’s what greeted me this morning. The snow that came down throughout the day yesterday and overnight actually did accumulate a bit. So I was out filling the bird feeder and roaming, looking for photographs to capture after breakfast. Goldenrod seedheads (Solidago) accented with sparkling flakes of snow. An ancient garden…
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Snow Early Morning Into The Night
This morning when I woke up, there was about an inch of snow on the ground. It was not snowing then, but it started up again after breakfast and has continued through the day, and is snowing now as I write this at 9 in the evening. The bird feeder got refilled after breakfast too,…
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With A Forked Tail
An American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis), its forked tail a hint to its identity. Looking a bit curious. A small bird at 4.25 to 5 inches in length. Wingspan of about 8 inches. Once they discover you are putting out seeds that they enjoy, you’ll see them often. I love to hear them when they’re not…
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A Pine Cone
A Pitch Pine Cone (Pinus rigida), containing the beautiful Fibonacci sequence. So many examples of it in nature — pineapples, seedheads, sea shells, spiral galaxies, are just a few. Totally fascinating. _______________________________________________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up here!
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In A State of Torpor
Imagine, right now in the cold of winter, there are adult Mourning Cloak Butterflies (Nymphalis antiopa) hunkering down waiting for spring. Hunkering down in cracks in rocks, under loose tree bark, in tree cavities. They manage to do this in a state of torpor, which is similar to hibernation. As spring arrives, this butterfly’s task…
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Mighty Cold
One day later and it was mighty cold this morning at the yoga studio, 28°. The newly filled vernal pool pleased me with its thin covering of ice. I always bring along my camera, and Mother Nature did the rest. _______________________________________________________________________ If you would like to receive my daily blog posts by email, sign up…