Tag Archives: winter

Flowering in winter? It’s witch-hazel!

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Andrew Richardson

The witch-hazel genus (Hamamelis) consists of five species of deciduous shrubs. Three of these are native to North America, while two are native to the temperate regions of Asia. What is remarkable about these species is when they flower. The … Continue reading →

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Friday favorites: Twilight noon

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Margaret Kosmala

Noon at Imnavait Creek, Alaska, reveals a multitude of colors in a cloud-studded sky.

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Friday favorites: Alaskan winter twilight

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Margaret Kosmala

At 71 degrees latitude, our PhenoCam near Barrow, Alaska, is our most northern one. In deep winter, the sun never gets above the horizon, rendering all our images a bit dim, and highlighting wind-swept patterns in the snow.

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Friday favorites: Dustings

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Margaret Kosmala

Boston has only received dustings of snow this year. Of course, last year when the city saw record snowfall, there had been almost no snow by mid-January, too. What the rest of this winter has in store is a mystery…

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Blooming in December

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Margaret Kosmala

In Boston, the weather has been unseasonably warm this December. And it’s not just here. All over the Northeast US, parts of the Western US, in the UK, and beyond are still waiting for winter to arrive. The odd weather … Continue reading →

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Surviving the winter as a tree

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Margaret Kosmala

In much of the northern United States, temperatures are now regularly falling below freezing. For organisms made mostly of water — like you and me and all other animals and plants — this poses some problems. Many mobile creatures like … Continue reading →

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The end of autumn

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Andrew Richardson

It’s early December, and in Cambridge, MA, most of the trees have shed all their leaves by now. There are exceptions: some of the red oaks are still holding on to a few crispy-dry, brown leaves (the same is true … Continue reading →

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Friday favorites: Snow speckled trees

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Margaret Kosmala

The view from the Paradise Jackson Visitor Center at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State is just as glorious in winter as in summer. This area usually gets more than 50 feet of snow per year!