Elk Hill Winter
Winter began early, with vigor and enthusiasm. Still a couple of days away from the solstice, the snowpack is nearly...
Year: 2013
Hoar Frost
Wikipedia reports that "If a solid surface is chilled below the dew point of the surrounding air and the surface...
Opening Day
For the last couple of hundred days or so, many of us have been waiting for opening day at Elk...
Gratitude
I'm grateful that I don't have to remember to breathe, don't have to think at all about it. I'm grateful...
Testing
Some of us have been waiting, patiently and otherwise, since March to see the ridgeline illuminated again. Earlier this week, one...
Cold Breakfast
These girls are enjoying the last tasty blades of grass for the season. Already frosted a few times, and recently snowed...
Young Oak
One of the last vibrant reds of Autumn is worn by this young oak tree. Anyone who spends time in...
Autumn Larch
These beautiful trees are one of the few conifers that shed their needle-like leaves for the Winter. Fast growing, statuesque,...
Squall
Strong frost and temperatures in the upper 20's made it clear this morning that Autumn is ageing, unable any longer to...
Wooly Bear Charge
While out in the yard this morning, I was charged by this menacing looking wooly bear. This close encounter in...