Not a lot of snow this winter, but we did get a few (c. 3”)inches of pretty snow on December 8th, and I managed to take this picture of a male Northern cardinal through my window with my iPhone.
Male Northern Cardinal
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Not sure how much snow we got but I’d guess at least five inches. It was a wet, heavy snow, and knocked the power out for a couple of days.
I took this picture at 6:55 AM on Thursday April 4th, while it was still snowing, and before the really heavy winds kicked in.
Heavy snow the morning of April 4, 2024
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I took this picture on Sunday afternoon. Late Satrurday night, the snow turned to freezing rain, covering even the top branches of the oaks with glittering coats of ices.
Oaks covered with ice
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On April fourth a friend gave us a bunch of pussy willows and Forsythia. The willow blossoms were in full bloom, but the Forsythia hadn’t even quite leafed out yet.
Pussy willows on the left, with unleafed Forsythia April 4.
I put them in water, and the Forsythia proceeded to leaf out and then bud, and then blossom.
Forsythia on April 7
Then this happened today:
It’s still snowing even now. It started at 4pm.
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The fog here is beautiful, and not the same as the Cheshire County N.H. fogs and mists, or the fog from home—though we do get some very dramatic fogs in Puget Sound, especially in late fall and early winter.
At home they call this ground fog. It’s especially common in early evening, when you can see it roll in to cover the ground.
When the fog is thick like this, it lingers for hours, coating windows and flat surfaces with drops of water when the fog leaves
You can get lost in the fog at home, especially on low-lying boggy
areas
I’ve been trying to take pictures of the Maine fog in the early morning and evening, as it winds through the trees. The fog looks like someone has wound gauze ribbon in and out and around the trunks and branches of the trees. I’ve mostly failed to capture the way the fog looks. The fog looks tangible, as if you could reach out and tug on it to move a ribbon.
My friend Heather has done much better in these Bailey Island Lands End photos.
Image: Heather Gelwick
Image credit: Heather Gelwick
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