What the west side of the pond looked like in February of 2012!
Tag: view
Slope Looking West
…actually, it’s more of a NW direction. At any rate, the view looking the other direction across the slope also affords some color.
Slope Looking East
Actually, it’s more of a SE direction. Looking over the slope, even at the end of February, still sports a number of different colors.
Christmas Eve Sunset
Stark Beauty
The December landscape has a stark, bare-bones beauty about it.
Frosty November Morning
Compare 2009 to 2017
Multiflora rose and buckthorn are lurking in this jungle, bittersweet vines are choking out the aspens while knotweed is killing all other shrubs and young trees, October 9, 2009:
This photo was taken October 10, 2017:
Existing native aspen, juniper and pine trees have all grown. Willow, dogwood, magnolia and sumac shrubs are all thriving. Rudbeckia, bluestem, coreopsis, liatris and creepervine are holding their own, close to the ground. All 3 layers greatly minimize knotweed resprouts. Though we still occasionally encounter knotweed, it’s not the most troublesome weed anymore by a long shot.
Filling In for Wildlife
On the left, wildlife has more cover, now that more shrubs have grown up and it’s not just a mowed field. Now the other side awaits some type of solution for a wildlife corridor.
