Cute But Stupid
the flake
Posted by amy (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) on 23 April 2008 in Plant & Nature.
I ventured out into the elements on Saturday to go down to the creek and pond. This was the only pussy willow I could find that the moose hadn't eaten. And believe me there are a lot of willows down there. I couldn't believe how far down the branches they've grazed. How do I know it's moose, you ask? Weeelll, moose love to chow down on willows and the height of the trees that have been nibbled down are very high... and of course they're droppings... ahem.. Anyways, for all my trouble of slogging through deep snow with melted water under all of it, this was all that was left of the pussy willows with one lonely snow flake perched precariously.
The sun finally came out yesterday afternoon and the wind died down later. It looks like this last blast of Old Man Winter is finally done. Can't say I remember EVER having a storm like this so late in April. They even closed our office for the day because of the extreme poor conditions of the roads. There were even times we couldn't see across our road because of the blowing snow. Ok, guess I'm showing my Canadian roots here going on ad nauseam about the weather. LOL!! But next it'll be mosquito season... now THAT'S something to look forward to!! LMAO!!
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Nikon D70
1/250 second
F/10.0
ISO 200
450 mm (35mm equiv.)