Jan. 12, 2007

The predictions have come true--we are quite cold here. We had -25
degree windchill all day and it is about -5 degrees (real temp) right
now. A little bit of a shock to the system, but great weather for
growing feathery frost crystals if you can find a place where warm
air is coming up from the earth. I found such a place at an inlet
tile that is in the grove.

It is difficult to get all the crystals in focus since they are on so
many different planes, but it is always fun to try.

I tucked the camera under my parka and only took it out for about 2
minutes at a time while I was taking pictures.

Jan. 11, 2007

Frost on an east facing window just after sunrise this morning.

Jan. 7, 2007

Sometimes I feel like the "pickings" are getting thin out there for
new and exciting photos--but I keep trying. There are probably all
kinds of things available--just waiting to have its picture taken--
hopefully, I'm able to find a few of them. Every little bit of color
is greatly appreciated right now in these winter months.

I found this "hieroglyphic stick man" in amongst the frozen puddle

bubbles.

Jan. 5, 2007

I discovered this little "bunny" on a frozen puddle in the grove. It
is actually a bubble of water that had frozen on top of the larger
puddle.

Here it looks like we have some snowflakes frozen in the ice.

Jan. 3, 2007

I was taking pictures of another squirrel when I noticed this one in
the tree. It was kind of curled around a little broken off branch on
the tree. At first I thought that maybe it was sick or hurt,
but..........

......it then looked over at me, allowed me to take some more
pictures of it, and finally came down from the tree and scampered
away into the woods. I don't know if it was just resting or what it
was doing. It seemed perfectly fine once it came down from the tree.

I don't know what you see in these ice chunks, but I see the head of
a duck peeking out.

Take time to enjoy the colorful world that we live in.

More Ice Pictures

A thin layer of ice was covering a rock in the grove today--it had started to crack and made this pattern as a result.

A tree reflected in a drop of melting ice.

Cottonwood Sunrise

Some ice formation on a nearby walnut tree.

I wanted you to see what happened to the cottonwood tree just as the
sun came up this morning. All of its branches were coated with ice
from our latest ice storm, and when the early sun shone on it--it lit
up just like a big, gorgeous Christmas tree.