Near the Stream
There's a seasonal stream that runs past my house. As a result, we get heavy frost on that side of the house - I guess the stream in the little valley ensures that the relative humidity in the air there is near 100%, and when it drops below freezing - bingo, heavy frost.
In the morning, the sun peeks through a gap in the trees, and it can light up all the things with frost on them, as if they've been strung with millions of little tiny lights.
This maple, for instance, looked like it was covered with glowing fuzz. It's one of the few trees for which I know the latin taxonomic name - Acer Macrophyllum, a Big Leaf Maple. Sometimes those latin names are perfectly descriptive - those are the ones I seem to remember.
In the morning, the sun peeks through a gap in the trees, and it can light up all the things with frost on them, as if they've been strung with millions of little tiny lights.
This maple, for instance, looked like it was covered with glowing fuzz. It's one of the few trees for which I know the latin taxonomic name - Acer Macrophyllum, a Big Leaf Maple. Sometimes those latin names are perfectly descriptive - those are the ones I seem to remember.
posted by Paul Butzi at 7:19 PM
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