Lincoln Marsh
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Lincoln Marsh 2016: February 13, Dark Blue Dusk
One of a series of posts documenting the seasonal changes of a prairie marsh in 2016. This is when I became deeply impressed with a log on ice. Dropping, hanging on, soon bottom silt. This pic shows the in-between time of cold and warm. The metallic cold railings over the marsh that’s thawing from the…
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Lincoln Marsh 2016: February 7, Still Frozen, Red Ribbon Sunset
One of a series of posts documenting the seasonal changes of a prairie marsh in 2016. Yesterday, Super Bowl Sunday, I popped over to Lincoln Marsh and took some new pics. The weather was very El Niño— warm and sunny and bright. I got there slightly later than I wanted to, so the sun was lower…
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Lincoln Marsh 2016: January 17, 6 Degrees F, Bright Blue
One of a series of posts documenting the seasonal changes of a prairie marsh in 2016. Six degrees is not a lot of degrees. I love the drama of going somewhere when it’s cold, and not just cold but profoundly so. Negative wind chill; a triumph to be outside. I like to build and see evidence…
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Lincoln Marsh 2016: January 9, Squishy Wet Snow with Good Crunch
One of a series of posts documenting the seasonal changes of a prairie marsh in 2016. January 9, 2016. There’s a certain sound for 37 degree snow— squishy but firm, loud and crisp under boots. That’s the sound of today in the marsh. When color’s removed from photos, things look stark and bold and sterile,…
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Lincoln Marsh at Christmas
On Sunday I went into Lincoln Marsh. The sun was bright and there was a light cover of crisp snow. I knew that cover would be soon gone when the sun got to wherever it could in the sky, so I figured I better get in there. I liked the snow-table aspect of the signage: