The View From Frog Pond Holler

Humid air and watery tracks follow day of snow melt in the holler

 

After a day of snow melt, a cool mist hangs in the air of the holler, and water fills the track, reflecting trees and sky. 20 February 2012 [Photo credit: Cathie Bird]

An ephemeral stream flows after a rain...(photo)

 

Medano Creek, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado [photo by cathie bird]

Giant...well...hmmm...ice turd? (photo)

There are a couple of spots on Hudson Branch that have the most amazing diversity of ice formations when the flow is up and the air is cold. This "ice-turd" is one of its latest creations...it was close to 24-inches high, I'd guess. [photo by cathie bird]

 

Snow and Ice on Hudson Branch (photos)

 

 

[photos by cathie bird]

Right-Angled Icicles (photo)

At the beginning of the last snowy cycle, a bunch of icicles formed at right angles, pointing toward the wall. Two or three days into the cycle, new ones formed in the ususal way -- some of the right-angle ones made another turn toward the ground. I got this image before we started our daily hike through the holler today. By the time I got back, all of the icicles and snow had fallen off the roof.

[Photo by Cathie Bird]