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Allergies

Posted in Mountain Scenery, Shrubs and Trees, Towns, Weather, Wildflowers, tagged Allergies, Boston Mountains, in the on March 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Had spring in February, as usual, (Daffodils, Crocus, Bluets, Johnny Jump Ups, Harbinger, etc.) – we had extremely high pollen counts due to trees; then 20 days of very cold weather including a record low of 2F (breaking the old record by 20 degrees) lots of ice and snow – did I mention ICE and ICE ! A major kill off of everything took place. Last week we started again only this time the grasses are pollenating and both categories are very high to extreme. I have been miserable for 5 days; actually glad to see the rain today (3/18) and tomorrow (3/19).

Did you ever notice that when you see large clumps of daffodils blooming and not a house in sight, that that might have been an old settlers cabin; long gone ?!? I stopped at 3 clumps yesterday and saw a old rock foundation near every group of daffodils. Cool.

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Snow overnight last night, ice today and tomorrow, then thunderstorms on Monday

Posted in Mountain Scenery, mountains, Shrubs and Trees, Weather, tagged 2/228, Arkansas, Boston Mountains, ice, parthenon, sleet, snow on February 28, 2015| 1 Comment »

Must be Spring in NW Arkansas !!! Snow and ice overnight; snow and sleet now and more ice tomorrow, thunderstorms Monday. I cannot get out, due to slick steep mountains roads and Im dying to get over the the Buffalo River to take some photos. Photo from front yard:

the photo below was tasked two days ago (2/26 at dusk); above at 1:30 PM 2/28/15

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Unbelievable Fiery Colored Grass at sundown last evening

Posted in Mountain Scenery, Shrubs and Trees, Weather, tagged 2/25 at 6 PM, Arkansas, murray valley, Shiloh Mountain, sun down, sunset boston mountains on February 26, 2015| 1 Comment »

I was so shocked at the grass color just as the sun set over Shiloh Mountain (SW of me) last evening 2/25; those are the peaks of Taylor Mountain to the South.

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A wind blown Carolina Chickadee

Posted in Shrubs and Trees, Weather, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Beautiful morning, carolina chickadee, murray valley, song sparrow on February 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »

The chickadees have started their morning mating song just after first light. So good to hear them. I saw what I think is a Song Sparrow on a crazy oak that is yet to loose its leaves. Beautiful morning on the 4th of the month but we are supposed to get cold and rain-snow tonight and just plain cold tomorrow:

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Color is continuing this year – no leaf fall yet

Posted in Mountain Scenery, mountains, Shrubs and Trees, The River, Weather, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, Fall colors, leaves color, November 10 on November 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The colors this year never popped as they do in late October to the first few days of November. The result is a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th peak. Many trees refused to change from green to their fall colors until this morning. I drove into Jasper from my home today and was surprised to see that some south facing mountain tops had extraordinary orange, yellow, rust coloration; actually very pretty. Along a few rivers or larger creeks their was all lots of reds and oranges. By this time of the year the forest in usually brown.

This will be the final coloration however as an arctic blast is headed for us by morning. It is 70F at noon today and tomorrow’s high will be in the low 40s and then 10 days, at least, of of temperatures way below mid-November’s to late-Novembers norms. I do expect teens with hight in the very low 30’s by Thursday:

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Male Cedar Waxwings on the Crab Apple Tree in the morning fog

Posted in Shrubs and Trees, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, bosom mountains, carb apple, cedar waxwing, fog, near, parthenon, tree on October 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Notice the orange decor on his wings – handsome birds ! :

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Maples started deep color change Friday on Bluff lines

Posted in Mountain Scenery, mountains, Shrubs and Trees, tagged Arkansas, autumn color change, autumn leaves, Boston Mountains, Little Buffalo River, maples and sweet gums on October 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »

A few photos from 10/24/2014. The first bluff lines are commonly 1,000 feet above the valleys below and it is a bit cooler up there, this is where the maples of Arkansas are common and are now beginning their autumn color change; a few of the photos below are sweet gums along the Little Buffalo River. Peak should be next week.

Little Buffalo River

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Colors advancing October 23rd at 5 PM

Posted in Mountain Scenery, Shrubs and Trees, The River, tagged Bee Bluff, Boston Mountain Colors, Buffalo River, Steel Creek on October 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Highly Saturated due the cloudy skies and late hour colors have advanced a good deal in 3 days; the Buffalo River below Bee Bluff, Roark Bluff with with tall sweet gums in front, the drive to Steel Creek:

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Color change beginning in the Bostons

Posted in Mountain Scenery, mountains, Shrubs and Trees, tagged 2014, Arkansas, bostons, Buffalo River, color change, in the, October 15th on October 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »

There is still lots of green left so I am guessing still 1 1/2 – 2 weeks until peek colors. It was a cool breezy day (42F this morning) with only very early fog: