Tamaracks are one of my favorite trees. They are so unique, being the only deciduous conifer in the northeast and for some reason I always associate them with wild and rugged, yet beautiful landscapes. It is also the last tree to provide color late in the fall, long after all the other trees have dropped their leaves. A friend of ours recently pointed out a stand of tamaracks and commented that when they lost their needles, winter would be here. His words proved to be prophetic, at least this year! I took this picture less than a week ago. The weather had been relatively mild for about ten days... Two days later it turned sharply colder and when I went on my walk I just glanced up and noticed that the tree was bare! The next day it snowed... This is the section of the woods that is carpeted with Jewelweed in summer. Notice the little "stream". It's not really a stream, just a very wet area, but I'm rather puzzled because so far it hasn't frozen up, despite temperatures in the single digits! A magical winter scene... A gigantic old cedar stump... Another "stream" starting to freeze up... These ice bubbles reminded me of craters on the moon! We had a very blustery day after the second storm... A magnificent sunset over snowdrifts... Some of you might remember Auggie, Nellie's only boy in her last litter. He was the last of his siblings to go to his new home so I spent a lot of one on one time with him that last week. I still get pictures of him occasionally. This is the most recent one. He has really grown up and looks just like his daddy! We have at least 10 inches of snow on the ground and another storm is just starting as I type. We're expecting another 8 inches. Winter is early this year, we might as well make the best of it! I'm just hoping we are earning an early spring! 😊
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Wow, 10 inches already and 8 more? I won't complain about our 5" that we got overnight. ;)
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We actually ended up getting about a foot of snow yesterday, so now there's over 20 inches on the ground! But today is beautiful, the sun is shining and everything is sparkling...and NO wind, which makes digging ourselves out so much easier. Sounds like all the northeast got snow yesterday!
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Veleria
11/16/2018 01:04:38 pm
Love your winter pics, especially the ice bubbles one, very different. We have been in the high 80's, humid and it is finally cool here. Was 38° on my back porch this am. It's 50° now and 1 pm. I'm in north central Fl. I miss the snow but wouldn't want it for such a long time like you all have. You have such a short growing season.
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I imagine 50 must feel quite chilly down there right now! Sounds warm to me right now but it does feel chilly early in the fall. Yes, snow is nice-in moderation! I'm wondering what this winter will bring. I can hardly believe it's only the middle of November yet. We have almost 2 feet of snow on the ground already!
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JanetLee
11/16/2018 09:19:18 pm
Wow, stunning photographs! No snow here in southern Puget Sound. Can see it up in the mountains on Mt. Rainier though!
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Oh it must be nice to live where you can see Mt. Rainier! 😊 Does it have some snow on it year round? Even our Mt. Katahdin, which of course is tiny compared to your mountains, usually has snow well into May and sometimes even June.
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Jason
11/17/2018 10:26:11 pm
Love that sunset. We've had a bit of snow but so far it always melts. The winter is beautiful where you live.
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