Joining in with the Weekly Photo Challenge, this week’s topic is winter.
Western/upstate New York has had a very mild winter so far, and fortunately was spared from the massive storm that pelted the U.S. eastern coast just a few days ago. Even without effects of the big storm, we do have a bit of winter wonderland. I do love our stately old birch in her winter colors!
Linking up with Wild Daffodils weekly photo challenge!
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Silver birches are one of my very favourite trees,.and she looks beautiful in the snow. Fabulous picture.
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Thanks, it’s a beautiful tree in every season! 🙂
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Hope we’ll get to view her in each of her seasonal wardrobes – gorgeous tree & photo. Best of luck with the “ominous.” 😉
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Oh, that’s a great idea. I’ll try to remember to take one…and then to post it. 😉 We did get a little more snow, and a bit more to come over the next several days. My poor mama is in California wondering why on earth she ever agreed to move here with us!! (She arrives in two days!) I have to remind her she grew up with snow, for goodness sake.
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Suppose you could start a once-a-month or so continuing blog post about her (the tree, not your mum!), and wax poetical or philosophical or not wax at all. . . I lived in CA for a few years before moving, and really got razed by well-meaning friends beforehand. Perhaps she’s (mum, not tree) got something similar chasing away her pleasant memories. Hope her travels go well!
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Haha! If only waxing was in my skills set. But who knows? I might give it a shot. They can’t really revoke my blogging license now can they. 😉
It’s a huge move for her (mum, not tree haha) – although not as huge as from Wales to the USA. I’m quite certain she will be fine once she settles in. Thank you for your kind words.
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You’re quite welcome, and welcome to your mum once she arrives!
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Splendid ‘Winter’ Photo. Glad to hear the weather has not been too harsh for you. Beautiful birch.
Just to let you know that the Photo Challenge was put together by 4 of us: NanaCathy: https://nanacathydotcom.wordpress.com/52-week-photo-challenge/;
RainbowJunkie:https://rainbowjunkiecorner.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/photo-challenge-winter/ and
The Aran Artisan: http://thearanartisan.com/photo-challenge-words-2016/
I don’t want to take all the credit, it is fun doing this together.
Thanks so much for joining in.
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Thank you! And I wondered about that….I will to all next week, thanks for clarifying. 🙂
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*…will LINK to all…*
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perfectly ok to just link to one – doesn’t matter which xx
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That looks so pretty! We haven’t had any snow yet, but I’m hoping for a little bit.
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We’ve not had much, but it’s looking pretty ominous out right now….
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This is what it normally looks like here at this time of year but, instead, it’s positively balmy. We will probably pay for it later on.
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Yes, sadly for sunshine lovers like myself, the winter season does serve a purpose. We had serious issues with apples and other crops a few years ago due to a very mild winter. Personally, I’d like to have a white Christmas and then it can go away. Such a wimp.
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That picture beautifully depicts a winters day, cold but fresh and crispy… Lovely…xx
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Thank you! It certainly was a cold day….but the sun was shining off and on, and everything was so lovely and sparkly. I love those little puff balls that cling to the branches.
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A great reminder of what snow looks like. I love silver birch trees too!
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Thank you! And already that bit of snow is nearly melted. Lots of lovely sunshine today.
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We have a silver birch just planted out last spring in our yard…a rogue seed germinated in our poly tunnel and it grew six feet to touch the ceiling in a very short time. It has hardly budged since going outside. Poor thing is constantly battered by the Atlantic winds, but it is hanging in there. Beautiful picture, so lovely in the snow setting.
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Would love to see a photo of your birch, they’re such lovely trees. I’ve always heard birches should be planted in three’s. We only have the one and it seems to be doing well. Have no idea how old it is, but it’s over two stories tall!
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Alas, after digging deep, I found the post where I photographed it’s big move from tunnel to outside. It hasn’t grown much because the prevailing winds beat on it, but it has gotten a bit more girth as has some shelter from the stone wall to the left of the photos. Trees are very precious here on the island. They are sparce, not much room for root systems to develop atop all the limestone. There are other birch on the island, so we have high hopes. 🙂 https://thearanartisan.com/2015/03/16/mid-march-garden-update/
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How could your birch not thrive in that stunning location! And transplanted with love by man and hens. Lovely photos, thank you for searching them out and sharing. I’m quite enamored of your island…
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Two words–salty wind. It’s not thriving but it’s surviving! It is a beautiful place to live. ❤
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Now that is a real winter shot. I got close to snow last winter, (2 kilometres, as mentioned in my winter post) but I last actually saw snow 34 years ago and had to drive to the mountains for that. My Scandinavian friends deliberately send me winter photos in our summer as a taunt.
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We’ve had a very mild winter, for which I’m thankful. More snow due over the next two weeks. Last year we still had traces of snow April, hoping no repeat of that activity. Shame on your Scandinavian friends! (Although that did give me a little chuckle.)
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