Thursday, February 2, 2012

A Walk In The Woods: Color...

Even though our winter has been incredibly mild, things are gray, brown and browner. In search of any other color, Big Daddy and I headed down Forest Avenue for a walk in the woods.
No, we didn't steal the street sign. Big Daddy grew  up on this street, and when his hometown updated the street signs, GmaGlo got one to give to her #1Son. We had the perfect spot for it - the head of the path leading into our woods.
Colors were hard to come by, but we managed to find a few.

Black
Not the finest photo, but this old dug out log that had fallen across the
intermittent creek was a dramatic change from brown.
White
This poor old Missouri Box Turtle became someone's supper, but at least the diner
left it pretty much intact for Mother Nature to bleach it out.
Green
WooHoo! Two shades of green - and no, the lighter moss is definitely not gray.
Red
Okay, so you have to look very closely to see the little tiny red buds on this invasive floribunda.
I'm pretty chagrined that this stuff is already starting to come back to life. It's a big pain in the rear
to get tangled up in it while walking through the woods.
Butterscotch
I thought this rock was beautiful, though not really very colorful. It's a stretch to call it butterscotch, but it reminds me of brittle. Big Daddy says its a leverite.
You know, as in "leave 'er right there!" 
Purple - or maybe Mardi Gras Green-Gold-Purple
As we circled back to the house, we walked through the food plot to see if we could spot any deer or
turkey tracks. There were some, but the big surprise is that there were baby turnips heaving out of the
ground. By this time of year, these would normally have been frozen and beginning to rot.
Instead, we'll have a little snack later, and the house will smell of glorious garlic.
If this weather holds out much longer, there will be a lot more color in the woods soon. But then, when the inevitable storm comes along, things will get nipped and may not recover this season. Only time will tell. I hope your winter, no matter how weird, is colorful.

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22 comments:

  1. Thank you for the sweet comment on my blog and for joining me. I am so happy to follow your blog. I love what I see here. :)

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    1. And thank you, too, for your kind words. I'm so happy those two started a rural blog hop.

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  2. I love walks in the woods - you did find some color and I think spring is just around the corner!

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    1. I am so ready for spring to pop around that corner, but in the meantime, I'll just link to that blue sky photo of yours to get me through!

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  3. Oh my! The "Leverite" stone thing is so funny! I'm glad you found some color. I could use some blue skies for a change.

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    1. Karen, you've had a relatively mild winter, too, haven't you? And I'll tell Big Daddy you liked his leverite joke. We love to pull that on people who come to visit. They're always so excited to find one - until we spring the joke.

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  4. Very nice walk. And a fresh healthy snack!

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    1. I saw your January Moon photo right outside my bedroom window, but I could never have captured it the way you did. And your poetry accompanying your work is very moving. Thanks for stopping by.

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  5. Fun poking around you blog a bit. I amd a half city/country dweller myself. Kinda fun to have a dual personality, yes?

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  6. Such a wonderful forest walk. It's funny because I've been looking for colors myself. It's been so brown due to a long drought and now that we have received a bit of rain, things are turning green. I heard of an orchid tree at my frame shop that is in full bloom, so headed there tomorrow to take photos. I've been collecting photos of 'color' for a few days and will have them on my blog soon.
    I really love the bleached out turtle shell. Oh, the the leverite, too cute.

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    1. Can't wait to see your artistic display of color. And orchids? I'll bet they're lovely.

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  7. Such beautiful picture, thanx for sharing!

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  8. Love Forest Ave. - so cute! I also love the name of your blog. Thanks for linking up with Rural Thursday :-)

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  9. i love going for color walks in the winter. even when everything is covered in a layer of snow, you can still find color if you really look. great post!

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  10. hopped over thank to "rural journal". i love being a country gal. thank you for sharing your walk. have a good weekend. (:

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  11. That turtle shell is unique. I love to photograph the simple, unusual things around us. You've captured them well. Thanks for following Joyful Altitude. I'm returning the favor. God bless.

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  12. A lovely colorful walk in the woods -- love that street sign! How cool that your hubby was able to get that.

    Thanks so much for joining us at Rural Thursdays. Very much appreicated. :)

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  13. i will always remember my walk on forest avenue, you got some very pretty shots.

    i am also thrilled to be a part of the blog hop. you have some pretty "sides" here and i adore the name of your blog!!!

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  14. Thanks for taking us on your walk...love the sign and you gave me a great idea for our tree at the corner of the land trust! Thanks for stopping in at my place! Great to meet new people!...:)JP

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  15. thanks for stopping by my blog.
    The boots are great I just love the look of them, here is a link... http://www.sheplers.com/fs.cfm?q=031432 they are Ariat Rodeo Baby Envy Boot- Wide square toe.

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  16. That turtle shell looks amazing, never seen anything like that before!

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  17. i laughed at the 'leverite' comment! and i have a couple of those little bleached box turtle shells i keep here too! :) thank you for coming by!!!

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