Well, fiddle dee-dee. I had an idea for the blog and last night went and forgot to take the pictures I still needed. It was going to be a nice and easy one, relatively speaking. Now I gotta think of a new topic and figure out if I need illustration or music or web links, yada, yada, yada.
I could always talk about the weather.
Filed under: Horticulture
Despite the rather crappy weather this week, we were most fortunate. Had all that sleet been freezing rain I shudder to think of the damage. Trees would have been falling hell, west, and crooked. Not that the two or so inches of solid ice created when the rain, just regular old rain, followed the sleet is a joy. It’s like the whole place is one giant frozen lake. Only you don’t know if you are going to fall through. It still works as insulation for the perennials which is good during these nights in the single digits and the consistent temperatures well below normal. But I confess to being rather tired of it. So tired.
I went out Thursday afternoon to snap some pictures and try to capture the sparkly beauty of the ice on the plants. Cause dang it, that ice is right pretty on the branches and other plant parts. My skills at capturing it may not be quite as good as nature’s skills at creating it. This is what I mean by everything iced over.
Filed under: Horticulture
“In America the ice-storm is an event. And it is not an event which one is careless about. When it comes, the news flies from room to room in the house, there are bangings on the doors, and shoutings, “The ice-storm! the ice-storm!” and even the laziest sleepers throw off the covers and join the rush for the windows.” – Mark Twain, “Following the Equator”
Listening to the pitter patter of ice on the windows, we just got word that the IMA will be closed again on Wednesday. What about you – are you hunkering down at home or braving the elements? We’ve started a Flickr group called “Through your Lens” and want to see your photos of the storm, whether it be your backyard, a decimated shelf at a grocery store (here’s a pretty hilarious – and revealing – post from a St. Louis store), or your cozy indoors. And we might, just might, post a few of our favorites on the blog. Here’s one courtesy of IMA staffer Emily:
Filed under: Local, Photography
In anticipation of the storm that has been getting words like “epic” attached to it by the local weather teams, the IMA will be closed on Tuesday. Stay safe, stay warm, and we will keep you posted with any updates!
Filed under: Local
As I was biking in to work this morning, I noticed that the small dam by the bridge near Westfield was completely under water. This got me wondering what the 100 Acres looks like with all of this extra water. I was in for quite a surprise.
Filed under: Art, Art and Nature Park, Current Events, Local
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