Wed 12 Nov 2008
These photos were taken on November 1st — four days before the snow pictures that are a few posts below. These tall Swedish aspens get some nice color in the fall. I thought they were cool enough to post now, even though I’m out of order with some of the stuff below. We had wanted to take some family photos out by the arbor, but the next day was too rainy. Then it got windy, then snowy. Too bad our fall color can’t last a little longer!
Mon 10 Nov 2008
I walked out the front door a few days ago in the evening, and the setting sun was making the tiny crabapples on my tree glow and sparkle. I ran back in to get the camera!
This is a Prairiefire crabapple. Sometimes I’ve called in Prairie Fire, but I think the proper name is one word. These fruit are “persistent,” meaning they stay on the tree well into the winter. The birds eat some of them. There are even some left in the spring, when the robins return. These are a nice small ornamental tree. They’ve been in the ground for seven years, but they’re still only 10′ tall or so, with a spread of about 15′. They have great flowers in the spring, too. Click here to see some photos from spring 2007.
A few more shots from the other day:
Wed 5 Nov 2008
We had quite a snowy day today, with snow accumulating last night and all through the day. This evening at around 7:00, my outside thermometer said it was 25°, so I’m expecting a very cold night! Winter, here we come! But I don’t mind too much, because we have new skis and a six-pack of lift tickets to Solitude for every member of the family except baby McKay. That’ll take the dreary out of winter!
For a run-down of several predictions on how hard or mild this winter will be, take a look here.
