Althouse: At the Winter Tree Lodge...

February 21, 2010

At the Winter Tree Lodge...

... take shelter for the long night.

23 comments:

Randy Haddock said...: We're supposed to get tons of snow here in NYC this week!; 2/21/10, 9:35 PM
traditionalguy said...: Real live trees! In HS Biology we all had to pick a science project and make a report on it in 13weeks. I picked an easy one. Watching a maple tree's growth from fall into winter and spring The bark, leaves and sap and seeds all do involved stuff. But my girlfriend couldn't get over the idea that I was watching a tree grow. Come to think of it, that was funny.; 2/21/10, 9:46 PM
peacelovewoodstock said...: The 30" we got a couple of weeks ago was enough to take down several huge fir trees in the neighborhood. So global-warming caused blizzard is also a tree killer. Oh well, USA wins huge hockey game vs. Canada and Thomas Friedman is still a barking idiot. Cheers, life is good.; 2/21/10, 9:49 PM
HKatz said...: These trees have personality. The one on the left looks like a haggard drunk grumbling and poking at the one on the right, which looks startled and stiff, maybe a bit affronted.; 2/21/10, 9:56 PM
traditionalguy said...: HKatz ...That is a great imagination. Do you do Tree Psychotherapy?; 2/21/10, 9:58 PM
MadisonMan said...: Both of my brothers could ID those trees by their profiles. I'll guess that the one on the left is a Burr Oak. The one on the right? No idea.; 2/21/10, 10:05 PM
HKatz said...: Do you do Tree Psychotherapy?

No, no... even though it would be rather easy, in most cases, to get to the root of the problem :); 2/21/10, 10:26 PM
Irene said...: At the Winter Tree Lodge. . .

. . . Bucky seeks shelter for the night.; 2/21/10, 10:35 PM
traditionalguy said...: HKatz...Yes, and I have heard that if you bend a sapling, you will forever causes a tree to be twisted that way. I suspect that Meade has had a long experience raising trees from the nursery into trees with their roots planted by the waters. They also say that the first man's job had a lot to do with the care of trees, when he wasn't naming animals.; 2/21/10, 10:37 PM
Unknown said...: We're supposed to get a little rain here tomorrow, hopefully washing away a good part of the %$#@^&^%*^&%*^% snow.

Frankly, although Ann's snowscapes are quite evocative (nothing quite says, "burrow in", like them), with The Blonde on crutches and 2 new puppies, the snow is the last thing I want to see for another nine months. The phrase "stir crazy" describes us all too well.; 2/21/10, 11:29 PM
srfwotb said...: @HKatz

You know, until I read your comment, I thought the trees were happily paired. I was about to post of their love. But you're right. I'm ashamed to be so oblivious.

And just think...they can't get away from each other. They're trapped. Together. Forever.; 2/22/10, 2:13 AM
former law student said...: We earn from a motion for child support, that Sarah Palin's grandson relies on government provided health care. Hopefully the death panels will let little Tripp live. See Section C; 2/22/10, 2:15 AM
former law student said...: We learn, damnit.

I guess I should get a new keyboard.; 2/22/10, 2:16 AM
rhhardin said...: White oak and Osage-orange, it looks like.; 2/22/10, 5:07 AM
rhhardin said...: and 2 new puppies, the snow is the last thing I want to see

Dig shovel-wide dog trails around the yard.

It's very little work when the snow is fresh-fallen, much easier than a driveway.; 2/22/10, 5:37 AM
AllenS said...: I'm ready for leaves on the trees.

WV: nesti

More than one birds nest.; 2/22/10, 5:44 AM
peacelovewoodstock said...: Here's some background music

"Bare Trees" from Fleetwood Mac (Danny Kirwan era)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCsP0Rx6Cfg; 2/22/10, 6:09 AM
Unknown said...: rhhardin said...

and 2 new puppies, the snow is the last thing I want to see

Dig shovel-wide dog trails around the yard.

It's very little work when the snow is fresh-fallen, much easier than a driveway.

The first snow was almost gone two weeks after the pups were born (1/7). After a week away, we came back (1/31) to six inches of snow (hardened, of course) with the kids less than a month old and temps in the 20s. I don't think we're gonna send newborns out in weather like that.

(Yes, Mom, Dad, and Grandma go out every day.); 2/22/10, 6:10 AM
The Crack Emcee said...: Sorry but, as a Rolling stones fan, I can't help it:

Gimme shelter.; 2/22/10, 7:18 AM
ricpic said...: Enough Already!

February, you are such a pain in the ass --
With your stupid never ending white
And your ghastly wan and blackened blight
Denying us a glimpse of the overdue grass.; 2/22/10, 8:26 AM
chickelit said...: That view looks very familiar. However, the particular place I'm thinking of has been developed.; 2/22/10, 8:40 AM
HKatz said...: And just think...they can't get away from each other. They're trapped. Together. Forever.

I think once the leaves appear they will considerably soften the trees' appearances and render them more harmonious, to some extent.; 2/22/10, 9:11 AM
Peter Hoh said...: Here's Evgeni Plushenko having a little fun on the ice.; 2/22/10, 11:20 AM