There’s a lot to do outside in winter in New Hampshire. But it’s all tiny and far away.
skaters, ice hockey players, et al. on Occom Pond in Hanover, NH, 16 Feb. 2020ice fishing huts and people on Kezar Lake, Sutton, NH, 2 Feb 2020wind-ice surfer on Lake Sunapee, NH, 12 Feb 2020
Or strange.
bouncy snow slide at Colby Sawyer College, New London, NH, 9 Feb 2020
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I’m not tiny or far away, so I’ve been doing some other things, or, when it comes to baking these days, enjoying the benefits of knowing someone who’s doing them.
VOTING!
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SNOWSHOEING!
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WONDERING!
Who or what made this track in the snow?How did the ice form this way, with dots and lines?who built this woodland snowperson?who walked across the iced-over pond?
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NOTICING!
kidney-shaped pool … of iced-in fallen leavesViburnum lantanoides aka hobblebush bud, “praying”someone’s taken all the chaga off this yellow birch tree — very frowned on!icy ornaments – encased wildflower seedheadsorange jelly fungus on a logfoliose lichen (maybe a greenshield?) and another lichen, an Usnea (old man’s beard), I think, on tree trunk, plus some others — it’s a lichen bounty!turkey tracks in the yardechinops (globe thistle) seedheadgoldfinchesgazebo with trees in fog on New London, NH, town “green”
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Leaving the house to find another warm place to EAT & DRINK!
Pizza Chef pizza and farmhouse beers at Polyculture Brewing in Croydon, NHthe view from Polyculture Brewing in Croydon, NHtea timer at Schoodac’s Coffee House in Warner, NHgrilled cheese and quiche with cherry green tea and coffee at Schoodac’s Coffee House in Warner, NHfestive ribbon and lights near the ceiling, Schoodac’s
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(Eating someone’s) BAKING!
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Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,
a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.
If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things,
This is the best season of your life. — Wu-Men Huikai (1183-1260), trans. Robert Aitken Roshi
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Featured image: birch tree stand near Occom Pond, Hanover, NH, 16 Feb 2020
Enjoyed looking at all your wonderful photos. Everything looks cold and beautiful. Thanks for sharing your winter adventure.