January 6, 2015

 {This post is from Secrest Arboretum Director,Joe Cochran, who found these winter wonderland snow-plant features at the Arboretum}

Pristine snow, winds that blow, fruits for all to see.

Mercury falling, blue jays calling, no better place to be.

A Dragon’s eye, a clear blue sky, rabbits on the run

Larches weeping, Pieris peeping, and clouds that mask the sun

Bark is peeling, oh what a feeling, to be a part of this

There’s so much here, and not a fear, it’s only Ken I miss.

Dragons-eye pine in the snow 1-6-15

What are the animals doing this time of year? 1-6-15

Winterberry holly in the snow 1-6-15

Sargent weeping hemlock in the snow 1-6-15

 

Paperbark maple in the snow 1-6-15

Pieris in the snow 1-6-15

Winterberry holly and snow 1-6-15

American holly and snow 1-6-15

Evergreen holly and snow 1-6-15