tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post974424024296337830..comments2024-03-28T06:33:54.252-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: Winter Light: Three VasesAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-28375679044541094372011-05-04T14:05:09.844-04:002011-05-04T14:05:09.844-04:00john, I love the different colors of early spring,...john, I love the different colors of early spring, not only those greens of the sugar maple, but the reds of various new tree growth. Some days it looks almost like Fall.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-79300156397185113532011-05-04T13:12:31.684-04:002011-05-04T13:12:31.684-04:00Sugar Maples will do. For some reason I noticed th...Sugar Maples will do. For some reason I noticed this year that the earliest greens that dot the budding mountain-sides are mot leaves at all. They are the seed pods of maple trees that give way to leaves later on, and give a "laciness" to the landscape. The maple not only signals Spring, it also lets us view the micro-climates that swirl around our hills, valleys and along the streams.john s. fairleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482121046821342634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-71394442684690142632010-03-03T12:14:56.899-05:002010-03-03T12:14:56.899-05:00What a wonderful compliment, Linda. I wish that I ...What a wonderful compliment, Linda. I wish that I could take credit for the "mackerel clouds" phrase, but it is a named type of sky: altocumulous mackerel sky, according to Wikipedia, "an indicator of moisture and instability at intermediate levels". And: "Clumps and rolls of clouds that resemble mackerel scales altogether."<br /><br />I wonder if we have silver maples around here...Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-76280594745469203402010-03-03T09:19:31.513-05:002010-03-03T09:19:31.513-05:00I'm with Julie! Your "mackerel clouds&quo...I'm with Julie! Your "mackerel clouds" is one of those "I wish I'd written that" phrases; beautiful image. Our temps will also hit the 40s in the next day or two and I ran to the window after reading Julie's comment and, sure enough, our silver maple is popping. There is a silver maple that I've been told about, that I need to hunt for, because it was Aldo Leopold's "first sign of spring tree." <br /><br />You have had such a wonderful, thoughtful string of posts that they have overwhelmed me to the point of not commenting. Instead sent me off thinking ...LINDA from EACH LITTLE WORLDhttp://eachlittleworld.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-30032127823099668252010-03-03T08:13:35.664-05:002010-03-03T08:13:35.664-05:00Thank you.
It's wonderful to see the seasons ...Thank you.<br /><br />It's wonderful to see the seasons unfold here in Vermont, where spring, because it comes so late, is so precious. Even the windy city has a tree blooming already! When I lived in northern California for three years, teaching, I saw daffodils in February; spring came after a brief and mild flirtation with winter, so had none of the exhilaration that it has here.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-38448152620078547312010-03-03T03:03:43.755-05:002010-03-03T03:03:43.755-05:00Simply lovely light!
Here we have freesias, daffod...Simply lovely light!<br />Here we have freesias, daffodils, poppies, roses - can't compete with the subtlety of Vermont through your eyes.<br />Maple syrup is here too, in plastic bottles.<br />L in LALindas Lookouthttp://lindaslookout.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-35567312225886560472010-03-02T19:28:37.051-05:002010-03-02T19:28:37.051-05:00What a beautiful post: image, words & sentimen...What a beautiful post: image, words & sentiments! This weekend Chicago area has temps predicted, for the first time in three months, in the 40s. The Silver Maple in front of ny office is blooming...Julie Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668542359534413638noreply@blogger.com