there is a culture of ice fishing here.
amish began buying old farms around here several decades ago.
it was inevitable the two would mix
in yet another cultural exchange.
this photo has caused a bit of excitement on facebook!
which cracks me up.
you will note the horse is blanketed and in the sun
but it was cold and clear and
i hope good fishing!
(see the hut?)
at my place here i often see young deer
hanging out.
i speak to them.
they browse.
all fluffy in the cold
like birds.
some snow,
some warmth,
stove wood at the new place
warms twice (at least)
big cold
moving in.
moving in.
the drainage from trout lake
runs through the land
and away,
under the road and away.
So beautiful so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteI love your photos, I can almost hear the rush of the stream and feel the pungent cold on my cheeks.
ReplyDeleteI can feel it, almost smell it.
ReplyDeleteOoh, cold. So different to here, although at the moment it is quite mild and pleasant, if a bit humid.
ReplyDeletethe geometry of a wood pile.
ReplyDeletewater supply for unlimited reckless dye rinsing.jealous.
hi angie, it is all that, and frightfully cold!
ReplyDeleteblandina, yes, the winter sounds are exquisite
michelle, thanks for that
penny, yes, but the land down under has a few wonders of her own...last year at this time i was prepping for hall's gap!
neki, we have wood and water in abundance, i use always knowing that abundance can change.
nice to know, Velma, time goes on in some places the way it always has
ReplyDeleteamazing that the water keeps running through it all.
ReplyDeletefaisal, yes, we need to remember the quiet places
ReplyDeletejude, running running running...all the way to the atlantic
Water under the bridge, eh?
ReplyDeletevalerie, yup!
ReplyDeleteAhhh, reflections on life in the north country. I remember them well.
ReplyDeletebonnie, it seems that not much changes, but it's not really true. less deep cold, more deer ticks
ReplyDeletelove the ice fishing picture, nothing like some excitement on Facebook. I can almost see my breath looking at the pictures.
ReplyDeletejean, it did cause a furor, most people have never seen a buggy at an ice shack! no one i know has--and your breath would have made white clouds for sure. COLD.
ReplyDeletelove this entry, Velma! I have a thing about ice fishing huts, spent a lot of time in New Hampshire at my son's one winter drawing them and yearning to live up there where they are so commonplace. But your Amish hut-- lovely!
ReplyDeletethat's real cold!
ReplyDeletegwen, i'm glad you drew them. i keep seeing that hut but the buggy only once. this is a pretty kind river, only two shacks in this stretch of the river.
ReplyDeletemc, the cold has entered my bones this winter it seems.