Some last pictures of the snow before it melts.
Ice shadows
Fern and tree trunk
After all those depressing links, how about a pretty picture?
More crocuses
Crocuses are just endlessly fascinating.
A discovery
One of the things I like about having a 700 acre park to explore is that you keep finding new trails even after some years of intensive exploration. Yesterday some of us found a new-to-us trail; I’m not sure how long it’s actually been there. I suspect it’s fairly recent or I’d have noticed it before. Anyway, Our Dog and I came back today to walk it in the other direction.
Not all trails are very noticeable. (Yes, the arrow indicates the trail we found.) I tend to follow what look like deer trails off the main trails, just to see if they turn into something more substantive; I’ve found quite a few trails this way.
Ah yes. The mountain bikers have been working on this one. I ride my bike on trails by preference, but not on those trails that require me to go up and down big piles of wood or over big rocks (or negotiate drop-offs—my bike’s suspension may be capable of it, but my personal suspension is past its best-by date).
And I found a photographic treasure today; jelly fungus catching a wee bit of light.
Winter light
The light of a winter sun is one of my favourite things. So have some beauty to share.
Black and white, February 15th, 2016
There’s a trail I hike fairly regularly that’s lined with alder; at this time of year the trunks and shadows make lovely patterns, and I decided to take some black and white images for a change.
Ferns
Took quite a few pictures on today’s dogwalk; had fun with ferns.
From January 14th
From yesterday’s walk in the woods.
Crocus crop
They’ve been busily popping up everywhere…. and I’m finally getting round to posting some pictures of them.
Wishing you all the best in 2015
May you and yours have a year with health and happiness and light.
Winter hydrangea
Still here, still beautiful.
A glow of light
I spotted this patch of light on the end of a fallen tree that had been cut back so it wouldn’t block the trail. It just glowed there in the shadows. Quite amazing.
Autumn hydrangea
It’s pissing rain right now, so I’ll pretend it’s nicer weather and post some pictures taken a week or so ago, of the hydrangea.
This is the same plant I posted pictures of here.
Even as the flowers turn over and fade it stays beautiful.
Evening clouds
Rather nice, the other evening.
Evening hydrangea
A couple of years ago a friend gave us a hydrangea. This year it bloomed for the first time—and what a delight it has turned out to be!
Stump in black and white
Decided to forego colour and see what happened. Quite like the results.
Don’t forget to take water
Important, especially now that it’s getting warmer. And no, the water isn’t that colour—it’s picking up the colour of the dry grass behind and diffusing it.
I do like water lilies.
Don’t you?
