In the summer, the south deck is mostly hidden behind the bald cypress trees. The pines are in an area called the circle and the distant cedar is called the split cedar. In the midle distance right is a pile that will become a bonfire at an appropriate time. The field was mowed in a spiral early last summer and we may try that again if we get reasonably even grown. Bunches of black locust coming up that need immediate removal if this is to remain a field. Chop and drop them over along the edges to add to the biomass.
This is a 120 degree view standing with the other cedar about 10 feet behind me and to the right. 11 am on a sunny March day. In the
door to the field from the twin cedar classroom.
I have let the lower brnches ot the cedars do what they want to do, which is spread out. Whihc makes mowing impossible, but which also provides a nice little edge micro ecology. Home to bunches of local and invasive plants and tiny animals that eat plants and other animals that eat those animals and on and on. Since this is a classroom, I do take it upon myself to declare war on poison ivy, bush honey suckle and thorny plants. But otherwise I want that over winter home provided by the dragging skirts of these two cedars.
Log pile at the forest edge (8.2)
This log pile is near the eastern edge of the rest, with a few smaller trees that have come up since the pile was created when the lagoon was created. The forest edge is a great place to find the richest diversity of life -- including ticks.
This log pile is near the eastern edge of the rest, with a few smaller trees that have come up since the pile was created when the lagoon was created. The forest edge is a great place to find the richest diversity of life -- including ticks.
My initial learning of photography, to include large format film, was in black and white. Color is great, but I'm quite happy that many of my images also look great in B&W.
Cropped and rotated view of a snag. Not sure how that branch broke off, but must have been after dead since there doesn't appear to be any tearing. Or was it cut?
An animal, possible a deer, slipped and tore loose some of this moss which is now blooming itty bitty little red "flowers" along the sunny parts this March afternoon. Correction to identification welcome. And yes that is winter creeper underneath; requiring a trip back to this log in the future.
This part of the log also has what I think is lichen.
This scotch pine was planted around 2003 o so. The needles turn brown and then later on will turn green again. It's possible those are contrails, but there have been much fewer contrails during this coronavirus thing. So far, only a little less highway traffic.
Planted in 2003 or so; steady but slow growth.
This Japanese visitor has been on the west side of the little grove going on 20 years now. Every spring one of the earliest splashes of color next to the parking area.
Shall I just leave it? Maybe deal with gound level coverr of it under the bush honeysuckle that needs to come out of here.
A fox? Something that dug pretty much straight down and very narrow.
