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Tag Archives: ice
Glacial growth rings
Franklin Lake had a thin glaze, although a few parts remained liquidly supple. Here and there, small petals of ice blossomed along reedy stems.
Posted in Aquatic & Marsh Plants, Franklin Lake Park, Mineral
Tagged ice, lake, nature, nature photography, park, reeds
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The Short and Winding Road
Patches of park ice were scattered throughout the woods in the now rootless depressions of fallen trees, their surfaces etched with lines and showing pockets of trapped air. In this case, it was like looking down at a curvy two-lane … Continue reading
Posted in Mineral, Weltz Park
Tagged ice, nature, nature photography, park, winter, winter woods
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Rocky Picture Show
On a narrow strip of land between Henry Hudson Trail and Sandy Hook Bay, boulders and rocks were alternately covered with moss or ice, creating a mixed spring-like and wintry vista.
Posted in Flora, Fungi, Lichens, & Mosses, Henry Hudson Trail, Mineral
Tagged bay, boulders, ice, moss, nature, nature photography, park, rocks
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The jagged edge
Thin, icy knives jabbing out from the sides sliced into the water that was still running through the middle of a creek.
Posted in Joe Palaia Park, Mineral
Tagged creek, ice, nature, nature photography, park
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Ice aged
Encased in ice, layers of leaves and other woodland debris were also frozen in time like a scratched and faded silver print.
Posted in Joe Palaia Park, Mineral
Tagged forest, frozen, ice, leaves, nature, nature photography, woodland
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Adjust seasoning
Sitting right on the thin line between autumn and winter, this newly fallen leaf (red maple, I think) rests on some of the first ice of the season. (Previous, sunnier posts about the Red maple and its amazing colors.)
Posted in Flora, Mineral, Trees & Shrubs
Tagged acer rubrum, ice, maple, nature, nature photography, park, red maple, tree
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Static waveform
A brittle top layer of ice was chiseled with ripples and curls like a wave frozen in a Hokusai woodblock image.
Posted in Joe Palaia Park, Mineral
Tagged ice, Katsushika Hokusai, nature, nature photography, park, wave
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Forest fire & ice
Part of the frozen wooded wetland area seemed to be lit from below by small fires set by the fading sun.
Posted in Joe Palaia Park, Mineral
Tagged forest, ice, nature, nature photography, park, sunset, wetland
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Clear sailing
Much of the marshy area of the park is still frozen, but some of it has started to melt creating small streams. This bit of frozen lace was poised above the edge of one of those waterways, holding a toothpick … Continue reading
Posted in Joe Palaia Park, Mineral
Tagged frozen, ice, iceboat, nature, nature photography, park
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Floe chart
Sparkling bits of ice in and alongside a narrow creek in the woods make the swirling water look slow and syrupy. It should regain some vitality over the next few days, though, as the area warms to above freezing.
Posted in Joe Palaia Park, Mineral
Tagged creek, ice, icy creek, nature, nature photography, park, water ice
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