beech leaves, white as snow
A Boundless Moment Robert Frost He halted in the wind, and—what was that Far in the maples, pale, but not a ghost? He stood there bringing March against his thought, And yet too ready to believe th...
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Leafy path turning
The trail seems shallow, but the appearance is deceptive, as the hole poked through by a ski pole (bottom right) shows. The snow was about two feet deep, but the path had been repeatedly tamped do...
Mountain Laurel in snow
Mountain laurel is, of course, the most common deciduous evergreen in this region. Although I documented holly on the main trail last year, I have yet to notice its dark green leaves against the s...
after the blizzard
Though it was a beautiful day after the snow settled, not many visitors had yet mustered the stamina to move through the knee-high powder.
flooding
Here, along Laurel Brook's bank, the flooded grass is the only sign of spring... and the robins look out of place.
Mountain Laurel
Finally, I decided to document the mountain laurel here, beautifully laden today with this late heavy snow… It was hard to keep the wet flakes off the lens!
When is a green ash white?
This species, apparently, is called "green ash" in some places, and "red ash" in others. Either way, it's as coated with snow as everything else on this day.
Norway spruce
This species, native to northern Europe, has been holding its own in the wild in some parts of Connecticut. Since this tree is growing near the more open and public area of this park, however, it m...
Out like one ferocious lamb...
The mighty Coginchaug, already swelling with cusp-of-April snowmelt, swamps the picnic tables and the trunks of Norway Spruces in the northwest area of the park this morning.
The Bridge Trail over Laurel Brook
Note the scarred and diseased beeches against the eastern wall.
An oriole was the meal...
Striking against the snow, these bright oriole feathers (many scattered nearby) suggest that something -- perhaps the red-tail hawk I had seen moments before -- had consumed everything but the feat...
Carved beeches by the bridge
Beech trees are like elephants: one grey skin wraps the whole tree, and expands as the tree grows. This trio of trees is by the south end of the bridge (on the "Bridge trail"). Even if there were n...