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Inside a Storm
We woke Monday in a snow storm. This was certainly not the biggest storm we have experienced; it was just a few inches of powder. But being in a storm is remarkably peaceful. The snow seems to dampen sound where you feel the space around you is a little smaller, a little more personal. The same happens with visibility. Unlike rain, the snow does not soak you—you can just brush it off your clothes. While we are both ready for spring, especially after that last two unusually long winters, it was a nice interlude. Much of the snow melted in the 40°F weather on Tuesday. Click on the image for a large view.
Adorable Snow Monster
We woke to a snow storm this morning. When an ill wind blows cold and long, strange things can be seen. It is wise never to venture too far from far from home. Continue reading
Visitor
Sunday was unusually warm. Naomi and I spent an hour or so sitting in the sun on our deck watching the visitors to our bird feeders. One of these visitors was a Tufted Titmouse. Not an uncommon bird, but a shy one. After the Chickadees came and settled in, this one joined them. Not confident enough to feed on the feeder, it would return to the adjacent apple tree as soon as it plucked a seed from the netting. Click on the image for a larger view.
Winter Light
To walk to the edge of our forest in the evening and see the sun setting in the west signals the deepest period of winter is behind us. For most of the winter, leaving work and returning home in the dark is a matter of course. March gives the first signs of the lengthening days. It always feels like the sky is the first to fill with light before the land. Click on the image for a larger view.
Depth
Maine has a fascinating environment. Sometimes the perception of distance dissipates and all that remains of the landscape is depth, like strata in an archeological dig. Click on the image for a larger view.
Thaw
Pleasant Pond, Maine. Click on the image for a larger view.
Mud Season, Part 3
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Mud Season, Part 2
The retreating snow has left a flatten, matted bed of leaves on the forest floor. Click on the image for a larger view.
Mud Season, Part 1
We have had a very warm winter. We usually have a snow pack of a foot or so at this time of year. But we are in mud season, a transitional season between winter and spring. The land is either still frozen or waterlogged and so the run off from the melting snow or rain creates vernal streams and pools. The water can be surprisingly clear. But the landscape looks forlorn, like a dog after a bath. Click on the image for a larger view.
