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“River and Trout are two very goofy and fun loving Labrador Retriever brothers and alpine enthusiasts. They like to spend winter weekends at Sugarbush In Warren Vermont playing in the woods and body snurfing or body sledding/belly whopping in the snow.”
Cheers to my mum for sending this in!
Earlier this week, the moody goddess of Spring turned from warm breezes to frigid sneezes. I wandered through the night to see what was happening around the neighborhood. Please find the captions by mousing over. Enjoy!
Hello SuperForesters! Today I went for a little nature walk on the Ottawa River Parkway and I thought I’d share my experience with you! This is especially for those of you in parts of the world that rarely get to see snow and ice :)
I decided to test my video skills on this one, so please be patient with me as I hone my filmmaking ability to be less Blair-Witch-like. Also I’ve noticed that chilly weather can slow down my speech (and apparently make me speak in a bit of a sing song! Oh, the joys of listening to yourself recorded…) I promise my next video will actually show me, and not just me underneath a bunch of winter gear and sunglasses! (I’m also not quite sure why it’s such a blue hue…but I’m new to this video thing!) Also, I was a bit hasty to explain that Family Day is not really spent with family…I am sure for many it is!
So, take a nature walk with me and enjoy your day.
I saw some tracks in the snow, probably from a dog, but look how they run in a single line, that’s not very dog-like… what animal do you think made these tracks?
For some reason I like photographing benches! At least this one had a friend to hang out with…
I came across some sculptures on the ice…
At first sight, this sculpture looked like two heads…then it reminded me of SuperForester Patricia’s handiwork, but now that I look at it again, it reminds me of the Superforest logo! What do you see when you look at it?
I loved this beautifully symmetrical tree. There’s something about winter trees that is so dramatic.
Well, Superforesters everywhere, I hope you enjoyed the photos and videos! Would you like me to take you on some more nature walks?
Wintry yours,
SuperForester Heather
Good morning, SuperForest. In my AP Literature class we’ve been concentrating on poetry. I’m not a very good reader of poetry, but I still love the craft. That said, every year each senior chooses a poem and presents it to the class (this also entails a report, paper, etc.). I chose this poem, by Gjertrud Schanckenberg:
The Paperweight
The scene within the paperweight is calm,
A small white house, a laughing man and wife,
Deep snow. I turn it over in my palm
And watch it snowing in another life,
Another world, and from this scene learn what
It is to stand apart: she serves him tea
Once and forever, dressed from head to foot
As she is always dressed. In this toy, history
Sifts down through the glass like snow, and we
Wonder if her single deed tells much
Or little of the way she loves, and whether he
Sees shadows in the sky. Beyond our touch,
Beyond our lives, they laugh, and drink their tea.
We look at them just as the winter night
With its vast empty spaces bends to see
Our isolated little world of light,
Covered with snow, and snow in clouds above it,
And drifts and swirls too deep to understand.
Still, I must try to think a little of it,
With so much winter in my head and hand.
I am glad I picked it. I hope you enjoy.
Love,
Chris
(image via DDOI)
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