The blog this winter is turning into reports of snow. Last week’s snow turned out to be the biggest for about seven days. The skiing is still good if I can get to the house. The walk in the lane was a bit of an effort. I lost one block on the balanced blocks. I look forward to the simple life of more chain saw art and springing tulips.
We thought the other snow was big. This is the biggest of the season and maybe the biggest for several years. It made for great skiing but also required a bit of shoveling. During the middle of the storm it was pretty much white on gray but it gave a great shot of the house.
We had our second big snow of the season. Just before Christmas. It was a wonderful snowfall for cross-country skiing the arboretum and farm.
December arrives and with it the first snow of the season. The arboretum turns blue-gray on dark white. But there are a few colors that shine through.
A look back at two things this past summer. I forgot to show a picture of the Tiger Lillies that were a 60th birthday gift from Ohio. They bloomed beautifully the first season. About the same time I took the tiger picture a Bald Eagle flew over the farm. Though I didn’t get close I did have the camera with me.
So many variations of images are presenting themselves in the arboretum that go beyond mother nature and autumn colors that we are about to rename parts of the arboretum a Sculpture Garden. Here are a couple of angles on the new from.
Balanced Blocks
The Fall colors seem to be a bit later this year. The golden rain tree is orange, the mums are doing well and Pi has made a surprise change.
Ah, April. That month when, beyond the obvious deepening green, the colors of the coming summer begin to form in all their pastel glory. A sampling below.
