So near and yet so far

So near and yet so far

A view of Schweitzer Ski Resort from Highway 200 -- it's about time I went skiing, I think. Here it is February already! Yikes!

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When I grow up ...

When I grow up ...

I once took a forestry class and the instructor discouraged us from anthropomorphizing the trees....

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Uploaded on Jan 31, 2012

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Abundant lichen

Abundant lichen

We seem to have an abundance of lichen this year. It could be on account of the...

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Uploaded on Jan 30, 2012

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Deer club

Deer club

We are about overrun with deer. They roam in groups and have an annoying habit of standing in the...

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Uploaded on Jan 29, 2012

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Did you bring me a treat?

Did you bring me a treat?

The fussy, scolding little tree squirrel gets a whole new attitude when I put out crumbs for him in winter.

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Uploaded on Jan 29, 2012

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Snow on a dry stalk of mullein

Snow on a dry stalk of mullein

Mullein is a wildflower (weedy kind of thing really) that grows as a very tall stalk. In summer the...

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Uploaded on Jan 28, 2012

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Measuring winter

Measuring winter

The snow gauge was looking like a sundial. The long shadow in the middle of the morning shows how low...

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Uploaded on Jan 26, 2012

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A cloud begins

A cloud begins

The trouble with a damp climate in winter is that even when the sun comes out (which it just had)...

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Uploaded on Jan 25, 2012

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Snow fish

Snow fish

Wind from the northeast blew snow all over the porch ... the ornamental fish looked kind of surprised about it!

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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012

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Fun with frost

Fun with frost

Just a little Saturday silliness

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Uploaded on Jan 21, 2012

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More varieties of lichen

More varieties of lichen

On the left I think that's weathered ruffle (Cetraria platyphylla) along with the some pale green...

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Uploaded on Jan 20, 2012

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Lungwort

Lungwort

I'm just crazy about this stuff!

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Uploaded on Jan 20, 2012

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Birch bark in sunlight

Birch bark in sunlight

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Uploaded on Jan 18, 2012

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January field

January field

This isn't as oversaturated as you might think. I guess this tree is some kind of willow, it's really bright against the dim of winter.

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Uploaded on Jan 16, 2012

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Pend Oreille River in winter

Pend Oreille River in winter

Further down the Pend Oreille River, which is very low this time of year because of winter dam...

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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2012

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Winter mud flats

Winter mud flats

In summer, this is a nice marshy backwater of the Pend Oreille River, full of ducks and geese. In...

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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2012

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Pend Oreille River in winter

Pend Oreille River in winter

The river is low this time of year because the keepers of the dam draw down the lake level in winter...

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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2012

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Cold snap

Cold snap

Ice chunks in the river, bumping up against the frozen banks. I wish I could have recorded the sound...

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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2012

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