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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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Uploaded on Feb 1, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fun with frost
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
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
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
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
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
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
Window in time
