Another snow.
Beneath the covered branches, single flakes caught in the finest strands of a summer spider’s thread, hang—
the lightest load on the strongest line, weightless in winter air.
Fluffy piles like feathers, grow
tall in the still morning.
Although I long for a warm breeze through this field of wildflowers,
today the winterflowers bloom.
Come along in Red Canoe as she explores the quiet backwater of Ohio's State Parks and the scenic streams and rivers of the Midwest. Discover the beauty hidden beyond the water's edge, quietly waiting, past access points, often only inches deep!
Come browse my photography site, Nature Remains: nothing but a photograph, for full-page slide shows of my favorite images and opportunities to purchase them.
In Spring of 2008, I began the study of 2 vernal pools on my property as part of the Ohio Vernal Pool Partnership monitoring program.
My 2008 journal includes the first photos and findings, as I studied this fascinating wetland area just a few steps beyond my backdoor...
2009 photos and findings,
2010,... again!
Now, 4 years later, another season is just days away!
Travel beyond the Midwest has taken me to some beautiful places. Usually off the beaten track, these places are WILD!
Acadia National Park
New River Nature Festival
Olympic National Park
Pictured Rocks and the UP
Voyageurs National Park
(click on the text above each photo for a quick get-away)
A regularly appearing feature, "Have you seen..." takes a closer, more patient look at things usually not seen in a flattering light.
Take a look!
Each spring, as winter lessens its grip and days warm with the first fragrant breezes of a new season, we collect sap from our Sugar Maples and produce just enough syrup for ourselves for the coming year.
The progress of this year's backyard endeavor is illustrated here.
Summer 2008, the tiny jewel of the avian world, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, nested just feet from my front door. Pictures of her nest and the changing lives within are collected in this journal.
From life the size of a pea....
Cats that come to stay
(click on the text above each photo for stories in these collections)
9 comments:
That stranded snowflake is pure magic.
You captured the snowflakes in the spiders web so perfectly. As Lynne said..magic.
I love to see snowflakes like that. It is a rarity.
Have you read the Kenneth Libbrecht books about Snowflakes? A great read if you like snowflakes.
Lovely theme for these pics!
I've been noticing bird's nests all of a sudden and need to take some pics and put a post together with them. It would be extra nice to have some snow here to fill the nests with!
This is beautiful... looks good enough to eat.
WOW WOW and WOW again....
I nearly missed that snowflake... this is a superb capture... one of the best pictures I've seen in a while.. boy I wish I could capture something like this. :O)
You are wonderful. The snowflake is magical. Wow. Could this be the last snowfall until next winter?
another lovely set of photos. I'm especially fond of the bottom one: I love how the snow is cupped in its embrace.
Diane
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Oh I love love love the snowflake in the spiderweb!
Beautifully written and described. The snowflakes you capture amaze me. I never see perfect snowflakes like that. It's snowing this morning and my world is white again here. I think I'll go out and look for the perfect snowflake. Maybe they all live at your house. ;-)
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