Light rain and mist all day yesterday. Snow overnight. Snow showers this morning through the early afternoon. Snow sticking here and there, but no significant accumulation. Waters are still unfrozen.
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Photographed December 12th, 2015 from Mount Van Hoevenberg, High Peaks Wilderness, Adirondack Park, New York.
Photographed December 12th, 2015 from the Van Hoevenberg Woods, High Peaks Wilderness, Adirondack Park, New York.
The last two days have been remarkably warm. Traces of ice and snow only remain in the coolest and most shaded pockets of the landscape. Where did Winter go?
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Photographed October 18th, 2015 from Mount Van Hoevenberg, High Peaks Wilderness, Adirondack Park, New York.
The little snow we had has largely melted. Only the mountains are showing a glint of white. The ground is still soft, unfrozen. Winter is certainly delayed. December 7th, 2015
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A giant kauri tree in New Zealand back in the Spring of 2004.
The Blithewood Maple (also known as the All Saint’s Maple) still stands on the Bard College campus after being struck by lightening and possibly torched by vandals. In 1985, the tree was recognized as New York’s champion red maple, but later lost this title after lightening greatly reduced its size. Then, in the spring of 2005, the tree caught on fire “under mysterious circumstances.” Estimated to be around 350 years old, this tenacious tree is still champion in my eyes!
Photographed November 29th, 2015 at the Blithewood Estate, Bard College, New York.
I love to think how in its eons of existence, no two days have ever looked the same from this spot.
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