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The First Day of Spring

March 20, 2013 – 1:43 pm
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Tagged deer, dog, Methow photography, snow, spring, winter
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The calendar says today is the first day of Spring. Yesterday I saw my first yellowbell, a delicate tiny wildflower. This morning we awoke to three inches of new snow and it only just quit snowing an hour or so ago. Despite the conditions, Luna and I had our regular morning walk. Even she seemed less than enthused about the weather. Today’s snow was not unexpected. Now the sun is shining and soon this snow will be gone and the wildflowers can reappear.

I should advertise for Bogs boots.

It’s been a while since Luna has been featured.

Visibility was poor due to heavy snowfall

Aspens were sheltering Mourning Doves

A mouse or a vole hole in the snow

She’s got the cute thing going

Some springs, that depression in front of the aspens holds water

These deer were none too happy about the snow

I expect these daffodils will still bloom

Just for Fun

March 5, 2013 – 3:56 pm
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Tagged dogs, guitar, ponderosa pine, snow, squirrel
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My friend said she was having trouble with her little point and shoot camera and since she is getting ready for a big trip in the spring she is concerned that maybe it’s failing and she wondered if she ought to try to replace it. I said I would give it a try for a couple of days and took it with me on a couple of walks and used it in the house with and without the flash and of course, it behaved just fine for me. It seems like I haven’t been doing too much ‘fun’ photography lately so it was a good exercise for me. The camera is a low end Nikon Coolpix, and not very new. I found it to be serviceable although I did miss having raw files. The color balance was a little skewed, especially in the snow but not terribly so. I was mostly able to adjust for it in Lightroom. Its exposure compensation allowed me to photograph my black dog in the snow and its close-up scene setting worked well for close-ups.

Wyatt Ann

Ken sings one of his songs

Gravity has been hard on Sam’s eyes

Luna, before her haircut

After the haircut

Cold and Clear

January 14, 2013 – 3:46 pm
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Tagged cold, dog, ice, Methow photography, snow, trail, winter
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The last few days have been full of contrasts – brilliantly sunny skies paired with temperatures in the single digits, if not below zero. There has been no time for standing around enjoying the views. Walks are brisk; ski trips are purely aerobic. Little birds have swarmed the feeders while the Sharp-shinned Hawk keeps an eye out for the slow ones. The dark night skies are full of more stars than you can even imagine, however as cold as it is, it’s hard to do much star gazing.

One day a light wind filled in the trail with compacted snow.

There’s something about this line that I really like.

Hard to imagine how cold it is in this picture.

Those are the sledding trails from New Years!

I tried digi-scoping with my little camera on my scope. There’s a real knack to getting it right.

Long shadows on a sunny day

Pine needles stuck in the snow

Luna got a little hoar frost on her muzzle

Interesting ice form on the deck railing

More Snow

January 9, 2013 – 4:44 pm
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Tagged icicles, Methow photography, snow, winter
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Yesterday was another long day of falling snow. I managed to do some shoveling when it slowed down just before dark. Today was the real shovel day though. I even had to go down to the bottom of the hill and dig out our mailbox. While we appreciate the hardworking folks that plow our road and driveway, we wish they’d take a little bit of care with the mailbox. Also dug out the porch, the paths and the snow that fell from the shop roof, leaving just a narrow walkway to get to the shop and greenhouse. Who needs a gym with all this snow? Luna and I enjoyed a slow walk too.

Even though we use this path almost daily, it nearly disapeared with the recent snow

The lumps are bitterbrush that the mule deer need to reach for winter forage

Interesting shapes in the snow

And what’s this tiny thing?

Luna is tired out walking on the trail. She no longer leaps and plays in the soft snow.

Serviceberry

Snow weighs heavily on branches

The top of the middle tree broke off yesterday

There is its top, covered by last night’s plowing

This tree has us worried. It is leaning over our road.

There’s two of them

Chickdees and finches take refuge in a cottonwood

Snow weighs heavily on the fiber. It vibrates with the weight.

Lots of icicles

Almost a surreal scene

And framed by icicles

Signs of the Season

December 17, 2012 – 4:42 pm
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Tagged cow, dog, Douglas County, maple seeds, Methow photography, snow, winter
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Despite the calendar, it really is winter now! Christmas Bird Counts started this past weekend and last night we received nearly a foot of new snow! My first CBC was the Bridgeport circle, about fifty miles south of here. That meant a very early start to meet the other volunteers and find out which area we needed to cover during the short daylight hours available this time of year. The weather started out gray and then went to misty and then to snowing hard by mid-afternoon. Despite that, we saw lots of fun birds and enjoyed the company and celebrated with a wonderful dinner shared with all of the counters. Many thanks to the organizers and compilers for a fun day. If you want to learn more about Christmas Bird Counts, see this link.

Some areas of Douglas County can seem pretty remote