the light returned

[15_the_circle]

[OT from cottage renovations]
[select images crossposted to texture]

things warmed up some after the ice storm passed through but Saturday was still overcast in a dreary rather than restful sort of way.  today was another story: the sun came out, and what a difference it made. 

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

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the Circle

out in front there's the sawn off section of a hollow log, left there by Town maintenance forces after a nearby tree had to be taken out.  the cats love to perch on it and the squirrels eat nuts there. 

a bit of the ice was still there, caught in the morning light along with saw marks and tree rings. 

the week's ice and snow hasn't bothered these snowdrops in the slightest.  it seems a bit premature for pollinators to be out there but some species must be active else these blooms would serve no purpose other than decorative. 

Galanthus nivalis

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East Woods

this rock is hosting a determined growth of moss.  there's nothing particularly special about it, I just liked how the texture stood out in morning light. 

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the Circle

over on the other side of the circle is the stump of one of the great oaks, its nutrients being collected and passed for future cycles by these fungi. 

decomposition

the forestry committee has completed a survey of Town trees; those in the inventory are marked with these blue tags. 

some squirrel seems to have spent some time gnawing on this one though it is unclear whether it was done out of disapproval of the committee's methods or from attraction to the shiny bright tag. 

Comments

[nienna-nineve.livejournal.com]

Some wonderful textures here, especially the stump and mushrooms.

I've often wondered what pollinates snowdrops. You have certainly captured a very nice image of them.

textures and memories

[(Anonymous)]

The textures you capture really are amazing. My favorite is certainly the stump, in part because it always reminds me of Toby and Peake.
M_Lightfoot