A Late Spring in Otter Creek Valley
With morning temperatures still below freezing, and one morning this week in the mid-20’s, the forests here in the valley have delayed their leafing out and blooming by almost two weeks. Finally, afternoons near 70 degrees have kick started this annual ritual.
The Red Bud opened on Wednesday, very late. Today I brought a few branches inside so I could enjoy them as they bloomed.
In the distance you can see a lone Red Maple that has finally bloomed…
Otter Creek Falls are active after record breaking winter rains.
The first sunrise of April was greeted by a winter landscape…
This log home sits on a bluff high above the creek, waiting for the Poplar, Maple, Sycamore, and Hickory to awaken.
Otter Creek makes it’s way down the valley on its way to Cove Creek to the east.
These Cherries have opened along Otter Creek Road…
A 100 year old cabin along the creek greets the rising sun on a frigid Tuesday.
An Eastern Hemlock forest sits above two ponds along a Branch of the creek…
Canada Geese have been overnighting in the upper pond…
Pond reflections remind me of Monet’s Water Lilies at Giverny…
Thank goodness for the Pines and Hemlocks around the house that provide a rich green to an otherwise wintry woods.
A Spring sunrise makes for some unusual shadows looking due west.
This Black Walnut is still weeks away from the first buds. Brushy Top Mountain in the distance is all hardwoods, and should start to green out next week.
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Beautiful Spring in Otter Creek Valley………..thanks for sharing. Patsy