Isn’t it fascinating how water can take two such different forms? Amazing, and it keeps the world interesting and beautiful!
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Another guy to identify; what am I?
Walking around the second pond, which was completely iced over, I spotted an odd shaped blueish blob just under the surface of the ice. It did not move as I approached.
I got too close to the boggy edge and one leg sank in up past my knee! Trying to hold my camera up out of the muck and reach a small stick to put under my other foot, I made quite a bit of noise, but the blueish blob showed no signs at all of hearing me. Was it even still alive?
Finally free of the muck (with the muck-&-water-filled boot still on!), I found a way to get close enough to break the ice with a stick. Even this ruckus did not disturb blueish blob. I finally poked at her tail and she stretched out her hind feet a little, then eased away from my stick and resumed her quiet wait – for a meal to pass by?
Bolting for the Hidey-Hole!
There he goes! He has a hidey-hole nearby, and he is going to crouch down in it and hope you will not see him.
Surely you won’t notice that thick tail sticking out of the hole, or you will just mistake it for a stick.
Bridger’s favorite detail of the armadillo was its hairy little tummy.
“Hum hum grunt hum, num, num, num…”
This is the little guy who thought he was hidden in yesterday’s post. If you didn’t know what he was yesterday, perhaps it is more obvious today 🙂
What Am I? Or Can You See Me?
The other day I was out in a very still woods, just walking quietly on a marvelous, soft trail made by my husband and son. I heard leaves crunching, a slight scurrying, a humming/grunting sound…
Then, once the little hummer noticed me, he ran for his hidey-hole. Can you see him? Can you identify him?
All Crystals & Glitter
Originally the pond was iced over in a smooth sheet, which then was dusted with glittery snow.
Bridger and his cousin broke the ice near the edge of the pond, thinking they might fish. The edge re-froze in these wonderfully organic crystalline patterns 🙂
Cedar, Decorated
Many little cedar (juniper) bushes line the path.
Most of the time they are fairly unnoticeable. But add some frost crystals and early morning light – they stand out like the inspiration for decorating the Christmas tree.
Crystals Aligned
This seam of crystals divided the pond in two.
I am glad they are just ephemeral ice. No one will want to own them or steal them or mine them. They are just there for the passerby to enjoy.
Yes…?
Enjoying the winter sun, watching for birds; Cynthia would rather I moved on and did not disturb her.
She really blended into her bleached grass surroundings until I zoomed in on her.
Below the Sparkling Ice…
As I looked at the sparkling, cold, and very solid ice, I speculated that all the frogs, turtles, and snakes must be safely hibernating for the winter. Then I looked down at the clear ice near the edge of the pond, and look who I saw!
He turned and swam off, but I snapped a shot. I am glad I had the camera set to record in camera RAW, because my other settings were still for bright light, like the last photo! I was fumbling with the settings while taking a couple more steps, and another turtle swam off before I had all my settings adjusted! Were they looking for access to the air? Should I have opened a hole in the ice for them? These were good-sized turtles, maybe 8 or 9 inches from the front of their shells to the backs, so they have already survived several winters with iced-over ponds. Surely they have some way of getting air?
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