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Saturday, January 10, 2015
Cold, Snowy and Windy!
The winter week we've had continues to be bitterly cold, with frequent snow flurries, and sometimes a nasty windchill. Not great weather for walking or skiing when it's nearly 20° below plus the wind! But we had a hour or two of sunshine this morning, so I followed my cardinal winter rule, and got out to take photos when the sun shone!
Across the street the snow was sitting on all the branches of the younger trees. It accumulates especially on the leeward side of the small woodlot to the left.
I like the way the trees along the edge of the woods reach their branches out to get more sun, and in winter, they're more horizontal branches that can hold the snow.
Compare the trees with the snow to the tall straight ones back in the woods. About 2' of snow on the level here.
Smaller hawthorn trees seem to hold the snow in big clumps, because of their numerous small twigs and tendency to have horizontal branches too.
But it's the evergreens, here little Scots Pines, that hold the most snow. To me they're a key piece of the winter scenery around here (perhaps because I planted a lot of them!). The tracks are where the local small herd of deer wander through overnight.
Hope these pictures qualify as 'scenic' for you. Enjoy your winter!
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Oh very scenic - love winter scenery. I always like to see how daintily the deer walk in such a narrow path. Now I think I need a cup of hot tea to warm up.
ReplyDeleteThey are just beautiful! I still have yet to see any snow down here at sea level, but it could happen at any time, the way the temperatures have been bouncing around! :-)
ReplyDeleteVery scenic indeed! I too am often surprised by the entirely different character of the woodland edge from the rest of the wood.
ReplyDeleteYou have some lovely images of the snow!!! I like the next posts, too, with the same locations in and before the snow! I read the post about the butternut tree, too. My father once said that there were butternut trees one county south of Oxford, where I grew up, but that there were none in Oxford. He spent his whole life in Woodstock, btw...
ReplyDeleteIt's very beautiful so I'm glad you braved the cold to take these photos. You have much more snow than we have so I'm guessing a squall or two dumped on you.
ReplyDeleteI love it when the snow sticks to branches like that.
ReplyDeleteWe've had one snow in November that quickly left. Today we have ice and freezing rain.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the beauty.
Love the snow on the Scots pines. Makes them look like little snow-people!
ReplyDeletePretty photos ! It is sunny with cloudy periods here and the temps are mild with a bit of wind quite pleasant to be honest I like the outdoors and just came in from filling feeders , walking my Miggs and playing with her in the yard doing a bit of snow blowing to lol ! You have way more snow then we do . Thanks for sharing , have a good day and stay safe and cozy !
ReplyDeleteThey are very scenic! The snow is so white and bright under the winter sun. It's a lovely afternoon here at -7.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful snow scenes! I do not miss the shoveling here in south Florida. Last week our cold snap was a chilly 50 degrees F.
ReplyDeleteThe tracks of deer are a familiar sight to me in snow. They break that trail and tend to keep to it. Beautiful shots!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely scenic! Beautiful. One of the best things about snow is seeing it on the trees. The evergreens always seem to bow gracefully.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures beautiful landscape with lots of snow. I'd like to cross that road. Really very scenic. Thank you thank you
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