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Al Sabo 4 January 2016
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Al Sabo 4 January 2016 It turned a bit cold today finally. The temperature dipped into the low twenties, we got a couple of inches of new snow and the sun came out. It’s been a gloomy month. We’ve had a few days of sunshine but little snow and it’s been warmer than usual. Any snow that’s fallen hasn’t stayed long. We’ve been hiking every day but grey weather is normal for December around here and it hasn’t been very inspirational for picture taking, so we just hiked and a lot of days I never took my camera out of the bag. Yesterday we hiked Al Sabo on a two inch crust of frozen snow at the edge of the trail. We’d had warm wet snow on warm ground and it went to slush, which promptly froze when it got cold. The center of the trail was lumpy, slick and treacherous. At one point on the switchback down into the creek valley PD was down on all fours to keep from falling. I wanted to get next to her to help but I could barely stand up myself on the steep trail and all I could do was laugh. We were hugging trees and saplings all the way down the hill. I guess I could have taken advantage of her as long as she was down…but there were a lot lot layers of wool to peel off, and I passed on the opportunity. It was still slippery in places today but with the two new inches of snow there was better traction so we trucked along with pretty good speed. The last heavy snow we got was the twenty first of November, and we may not get much more unless it stays cold to produce some lake effect snow. But we had sun, snow and cold today- a good day for hiking. We usually take a break at the land bridge between the marshes, and sit and listen to the silence. This is pretty near the center of the forest that comprises Al Sabo Preserve and the boy scout camp, and it’s usually quiet there. We can sit at the bottom of the railroad tie stairs above the marsh. It’s a good place to spot swans, geese and cranes flying in during the spring and summer, and you can see mink and muskrats darting across the trail there going from pond to pond. I hadn’t seen the muskrat in the water since late last winter, but I heard him today in the east pond. I stood at the top of the bank looking and listening and heard the splash as he dove in from the bank. I waited and managed to get ten or twelve shots of him swimming across the pool. When the light is just right you can see him swimming underwater, and he’s a different animal submerged. They can stay under for a good fifteen minutes and as clumsy and waddling as they appear on land they are very sleek and otter-like in the water, gliding and darting about effortlessly. You have to be very patient, and very lucky, to get a photo of that. I’ve seen it but never managed to get a good picture of it. On the trek back there was a slight breeze, just enough to send snow falling from the upper branches of the white pines along the Tibet Trail. The trail heads southwest and with the sun setting a few degrees more to the the west we got beautiful light shows with the late afternoon sun sparkling through the falling snow. It feels good to have the snow and cold back. I’ve been missing it this year. The forest and all the preserve are brightened considerably by it. I love the play of sun on the snow, and on the snow laden pines and spruce. This wasn’t a heavy snowfall, but I’ll take it just the same. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for six to eight inches more, and snowshoeing!           Become a member now and get a free tote bag. |
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Fabulous pictures as always! But.. you need to rotate some of them. Visit my blog It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World of NaughtyInSO, leave a comment, become a watcher. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVE AND LET LIVE Be happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Winter came in today with a bit of gusto, that's for sure. Find pleasure in giving pleasure
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Fabulous pictures as always! But.. you need to rotate some of them. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Winter came in today with a bit of gusto, that's for sure. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thank you SassyG! It IS cold and I love it! it's supposed to hit eight degrees tonight, with lake effect snow. I'll be ready for spring in the springtime. Right now, we haven't had winter yet! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I think MI is at its best on a sunny day after fresh snow has fallen. [image] Kensington metropark Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation bangs on the door forever!
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I think MI is at its best on a sunny day after fresh snow has fallen. [image] Kensington metropark Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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You're welcome, honey. Thanks for visiting. It IS peaceful there. And, after a foot or so of snow, so quiet! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I'm kind of fond of that rat. I could sit and watch him all day, if he'd stay in one place. But he's as busy as a beaver, and spends a lot of time diving. They can stay under so long that you usually lose them when they dive, but this one surfaced right in the middle of the pool. It gets old and a bit tiresome working in the city in the snow, and driving all day every day in it. But now I can play in it, and I love it again, just like when I was a kid. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Last night and today marked the first time this winter we had sub-20 degree weather. New York City, concrete jungle that it is, holds the heat. We were promised a dusting of snow which hasn't come yet. I've missed your nature walks. These are an old friend come home. Thank you! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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Beautiful. Absolutely stunning.   I have never experienced a forest in the wintertime.  I've never written one, but I think that snowshoeing will be towards the top of my "bucket list". 
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Last night and today marked the first time this winter we had sub-20 degree weather. New York City, concrete jungle that it is, holds the heat. We were promised a dusting of snow which hasn't come yet. I've missed your nature walks. These are an old friend come home. Thank you! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thanks for sharing your day. Great photos. Loved the description of PD on all fours and your temptation. LOL I wish I had a walking/hiking partner someday. Sounds like fun in a tranquil fashion.Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Our forecast was for three or four inches- we got two or three- and they were freaking out on TV like it was snowpocalypse. Three or four inches ain't shit. I want snowshoe snow.  Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Beautiful. Absolutely stunning. I have never experienced a forest in the wintertime. I've never written one, but I think that snowshoeing will be towards the top of my "bucket list". Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Loved your story and your pictures. So very nice that you get out into the world around you and experience Mother Nature. Read RESPECT WE all NEED to do Better and Re Petition to Stop Transsexuals from Using Female Profiles
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Loved your story and your pictures. So very nice that you get out into the world around you and experience Mother Nature.  Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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That El Nino is screwing up the weather everywhere. We had a brief spot of snow back in Oct I think and then nothing till last week. Well above normal temps and no snow in December in Vermont is strange. It was in the sixties on Dec 24th then on the 28th in got back to normal temps teens to mid thirties with snow sprinkling down at times adding up to about eight inches in the driveway... it had been raining before that. Lots of people sliding off the roads on black ice. Looks like colder weather in the forecast though which is better than hanging around the freezing point causing black ice. Got any beaver pictures  I've got some somewhere. I've got a couple of storage totes full of pictures from before the digital revolution somewhere around here. Mostly kids and family stuff though. I've got a picture of a snake eating a frog from when I was living in North Dakota along with lots of ducks. Should have enough snow for snowshoeing soon I expect. Which reminds me of when I took my newly married wife out snowshoeing for the first time. I started heading down a steep hill side and she was following along behind me... the next thing I know I hear her saying help and I turn around and she is diving head first down the hill into the snow. She was stuck there and couldn't get back up on her feet. The snow was a few feet or so deep and her head and shoulders were down in the snow with her ass sticking up (talk about opportunities). But I was a gentleman for the moment anyways and helped her back up though laughing about it especially when her head came out plastered with snow. I was breaking a trail through and there was a good foot or more of fluff on top of the heavier stuff below. I don't mind the snow in the winter (except for the shoveling) but I don't care for the really cold weather especially if it's windy. I may have to make me a home made snow plow for the front of my work van. It has plenty off weight in it and is all wheel drive. I usually just drive through the snow when I get tired of pushing a shovel. Maybe I'll take the neighbors 55 gallon barbecue and bolt it together end to end (it's already cut in half down the middle). Then nail on a two by four on each end and run them up over the rear view mirrors and two under the frame of the van with a couple short ones up to the bumper to brace the bottom of the barrels. That way I can pull down on the two by fours that are running over the top of the rear view mirrors via the pipe that is running through the front passenger area and connected to the ends of the two by fours to lift the barrels up... hmmm maybe it would be easier to just leave it down Well I've got plenty of duck tape or is that duct tape... and tywraps. I wonder if the neighbor would recognize his grill Vive La Difference
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Great photos! Sounds like fun, slipping and sliding down the hill. I would have done it on my ass, all the way down.
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That El Nino is screwing up the weather everywhere. We had a brief spot of snow back in Oct I think and then nothing till last week. Well above normal temps and no snow in December in Vermont is strange. It was in the sixties on Dec 24th then on the 28th in got back to normal temps teens to mid thirties with snow sprinkling down at times adding up to about eight inches in the driveway... it had been raining before that. Lots of people sliding off the roads on black ice. Looks like colder weather in the forecast though which is better than hanging around the freezing point causing black ice. Got any beaver pictures I've got some somewhere. I've got a couple of storage totes full of pictures from before the digital revolution somewhere around here. Mostly kids and family stuff though. I've got a picture of a snake eating a frog from when I was living in North Dakota along with lots of ducks. Should have enough snow for snowshoeing soon I expect. Which reminds me of when I took my newly married wife out snowshoeing for the first time. I started heading down a steep hill side and she was following along behind me... the next thing I know I hear her saying help and I turn around and she is diving head first down the hill into the snow. She was stuck there and couldn't get back up on her feet. The snow was a few feet or so deep and her head and shoulders were down in the snow with her ass sticking up (talk about opportunities). But I was a gentleman for the moment anyways and helped her back up though laughing about it especially when her head came out plastered with snow. I was breaking a trail through and there was a good foot or more of fluff on top of the heavier stuff below. I don't mind the snow in the winter (except for the shoveling) but I don't care for the really cold weather especially if it's windy. I may have to make me a home made snow plow for the front of my work van. It has plenty off weight in it and is all wheel drive. I usually just drive through the snow when I get tired of pushing a shovel. Maybe I'll take the neighbors 55 gallon barbecue and bolt it together end to end (it's already cut in half down the middle). Then nail on a two by four on each end and run them up over the rear view mirrors and two under the frame of the van with a couple short ones up to the bumper to brace the bottom of the barrels. That way I can pull down on the two by fours that are running over the top of the rear view mirrors via the pipe that is running through the front passenger area and connected to the ends of the two by fours to lift the barrels up... hmmm maybe it would be easier to just leave it down Well I've got plenty of duck tape or is that duct tape... and tywraps. I wonder if the neighbor would recognize his grill I think I'm gonna sell my old Ford plow truck. I'm getting tired of fixing it whenever I want to use it. I used to haul my wood pellets in it too. It would handle two pallets- two tons- at a time, but I never knew if I was gonna make it there and back again. I bought a little Ranger and I like it but it's only good for a thousand pounds. I've got the Jubilee to plow with. [image] Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thank you dear! When I went to bed last night it was six degrees- fourteen Celsius. It's our first real cold this year. It's funny- when it first turns cold you bundle up and still feel cold. By the middle of January you're getting used to it and can hike with just a sweater on. Unless the wind blows! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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PD, I'd start carrying a can of mace on those walks, but wait till his pants are down around his ankles before you hose him down. Then get us a pic! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Great photos! Sounds like fun, slipping and sliding down the hill. I would have done it on my ass, all the way down. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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We got snow as well this morning which is not normal for this area. It is just cold enough to snow. Lovely pics by the way.. See Grace is having fun in the snow too hugssssssssssss V Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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We got snow as well this morning which is not normal for this area. It is just cold enough to snow. Lovely pics by the way.. See Grace is having fun in the snow too hugssssssssssss V Hugggggs B Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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