The Unexpected
There is a spot near Table Rock Lake that I keep wanting to photograph. Given the right conditions, I believe this particular view would make a stunning photo, however I cannot seem to position myself there with any kind of decent lighting present. While spending a week down there a few weeks back...
Read MoreCottonwood Cuttings
Sunday the girls were all out doing girl things and I was left home alone so I decided to take a stab at growing some cottonwood cuttings. Supposedly Cottonwoods are one of the easiest trees to grow cuttings from and since the Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is among my favorite of trees...
Read MoreLast Man Standing
After the worst summer since I’ve been alive, me and my trees are left battered and bruised. The losses due to the heat and drought have been substantial. Some of them are my own fault because they really aren’t supposed to live here in the first place…Fir, Sugar Pine, Hemlock,...
Read MoreMorning Photo
Here is a cool shot I took the other morning as I was walking out to my car. It was one of those unusual set of conditions where it had been unusually warm and was then suddenly unusually cold (and sunny!). So we have lots of dew and haze with some patchy fog in various places and the early...
Read MoreSpring Trees
I know nobody besides my mom cares about my tree-speak but I like to talk about my trees so that’s just how it is. This spring I have a few new additions I am excited about, and today i’ll talk about the deciduous ones. First, I have completed my trifecta of the poplar genus. This...
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