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Winter in Litchfield

March 19, 2010 Sunset comes to the day, and the season. Sunset.

March 18, 2010 Two views of the same pond today, as the nights continue to dip below freezing despite the warm days. Ducks. Ice patterns.

March 10, 2010 Dramatically warmer temperatures this week, yet night-time lows remain below freezing. The freeze/melt cycles create patterns in wetland ice. Ice patterns.

March 7, 2010 Geese heading towards the sunset. Geese.

March 5, 2010 A blue heron flies low over the ice. Blue heron.

March 3, 2010 The white path, as we get more snow. Snow covered pathway.

February 26, 2010 Rain and then snow from strong low pressure (28.80") energizes the East Aspetuck River. Rushing stream.

February 24, 2010 Wet snow on this old snowball bush bloom looking like...well.... Snow covered snowball bush.

February 23, 2010 Only the beginning; with a big storm due, the first flakes decorate this old iron work. Snow on iron.

February 19, 2010 A lot of time spent moving just above and below freezing — an ideal situation for icicle formation. Big icicles.

February 16, 2010 Fresh snow falls on the Housatonic River. Fresh snow.

February 15, 2010 Snow lingers in milkweed husks. Milkweed pods.

February 9, 2010 Warm sunlight, but cold air at sunrise. Light of sunrise.

January 28, 2010 Lake ice, just before the snow returned. Ice covered lake.

January 24, 2010 The calm before the rain storm created an excellent flying opportunity. Hot air balloon.

January 22, 2010 This is the time of year that every bit of color that nature provides for us is precious. Blue color on bird.

January 15, 2010 Textures that remind me of Jovian circulation. Textured stem.

January 11, 2010 You can see the lacy strucure of dendritic snow crystals in the frost that formed on the snow that caps these berries. Frost on berries.

January 7, 2010 Another year, another month, another mouse. So don't forget to visit our Mouse of the month page. A mouse.

December 31, 2009 Blue moon (second full moon this month) to end 2009. Blue moon.

December 29, 2009 Locust pods scattered by the very stong winds. Locust pods in the snow.

December 23, 2009 While helping with seed propagation, the recent winds created their own holiday decoration. Pine cones spread by the wind.

December 21, 2009 Winter arrived at 12:47 this afternoon. Horse in snow covered field.

December 11, 2009 Window frost on a chilly morning. Frost patterns.

December 10, 2009 Yesterday's wind-driven snow and ice left a dune-like texture in some open spots. Windblown snow and ice.

December 7, 2009 Temperatures in the teens (F) following yesterday's snow have frozen things solid. Bubbles frozen into the ice.

December 6, 2009 Fresh snow at sunrise. Fresh snow.

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