And the Sun Rises

 The thing about blizzards and terrible weather is that when the sun finally comes back out, the world is so very beautiful.

The deer went out on the frozen stream and dug a small hole 

to get to the water...we don't know why, for the stream was running

free just a short distance away.

The ice was catching the sun and flashing back brilliant crystals of color.

The camera wouldn't catch them...unless I took it out of focus: 

What a great day to be a naturalist!

I glanced up and saw a yellow ball in the tree.  Do you see it?

It's an oak apple, one of the many many types of galls that form on 

oak trees.  I will do a post about these soon...you will see

how fascinating they are. 

Buds on the prickly ash - a brilliant rusty orange.

 

Now there's a Christmas Tree with real Icicles!

More to come in the next post:  Ice on Flowers.