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Blooming
2016-04-02 13:48
The trout lilies, aka dog-toothed violets, are blooming just two steps from my bottom step.  It is a large patch, perhaps 7 ft by 5 feet.  It grows a little larger each year and ha… Read More
Odd And Ends
2016-03-28 17:13
Lichen and barkI’m still coughing from that dratted, awful cold but mostly I am back to normal.  Here on Roundtop, spring is starting to spring.  I see yellow-rumped warblers… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Out with the old, and in with the new.Perhaps today’s photo will be the last snow photo I take of the winter season.  Officially, it has been spring for 11 days but most of that t… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Not January.  This is March 31, 2014Lest you doubt that this is the winter that never ends, I bring you this morning’s photo.  The forecast of 1.5-2” of rain turned int… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
These shovels were my constant companions this winter.  But now I’d love to put them away for next 9 months or so.  But do I dare?  I just don’t know.  At the… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
From the depths of March, I bring you January, direct from the winter that never ends. About once a week this month, I’ve said this must be the last coldest day, only to be proven wron… Read More
2016-03-19 12:49
Dog-toothed violet or trout lily,--take your pickI have had the worst cold of my life for going on two weeks.  My sister gave it to me, and I told her during the worst of the cold that… Read More
Could This Little Snow...
2016-03-04 15:22
…be the last?  It’s early, even here in southern Pennsylvania, for the last snow to be on the fourth of March.  However, the next week looks spring-like, and by t… Read More
Leaping Around
2016-02-29 21:03
Winter’s snow is nearly gone.  Patches and piles remain, as does ice on the lakes and ponds.  After a warm day yesterday I really thought the ice on the lakes would be gone… Read More
2016-02-16 14:55
For the moment, the forest is snow covered. I say for the moment because I am in the middle of one of those snow/sleet/ice/rain storms that is a staple of southern Pennsylvania winters.&nbsp&hell…Read More
Snow, Beautiful Snow!
2016-02-10 20:22
Isn’t it amazing how snow can transform the look of a landscape?  Even though I’ve lived at the cabin for more than 20 years now, the forest around me looks like an entirely… Read More
2016-02-03 16:48
I took this snow photo on Tuesday morning, before the clouds rolled in.  At the moment it is raining (!) and raining hard, with fog to boot.  It’s the kind of day for me to s… Read More
Out Of The Blizzard!
2016-02-01 15:23
I’ve been quite lax recently in keeping up with Roundtop Ruminations, and for that I apologize and will try to do better.  Lately, I’ve been taking photos and posting them o… Read More
Feeder Birds, 1; Weather Forecaster, 0
2016-01-18 18:40
Ominous morning clouds over Pinchot LakeMy feeder birds are better at predicting snow than the local forecasters.  Two days ago I wasn’t supposed to get any precipitation when I n… Read More
Snow Finally Arrives
2016-01-13 19:21
Finally, Roundtop sees a measurable snow, if barely.  The snow blew through at dusk yesterday, accompanied by a vicious wind that made me glad I was inside the cabin in front of the fir… Read More
How Long Will It Last?
2016-01-08 15:03
This photo was taken on December 23, and I’m posting it for one reason only.  This tree looks as though it will fall before long, and I wanted to document how long it would be bef… Read More
Re-learning How To Do Winter
2016-01-06 15:30
Ahh, the never ending fog has finally cleared, leaving chilly winter days and bright blue skies.  I love winter’s light near sunset here on the mountain.  Everything turns a… Read More
Returning To Camp Michaux
2015-12-10 01:06
On Monday, I decided to return to a spot I hadn’t visited all year.  Michaux State Forest is about a 17 mile drive between mountains with lots of hiking trails and a couple of sta… Read More
Hunkered Down
2015-12-02 14:29
 It’s hard to take photos in a heavy rain, which is why you haven’t seen many blog posts from me, now that I am mostly recovered from a hard cold.  The rain is accompan… Read More
Old Rock,
2015-11-27 18:52
My apologies for the lack of posts.  I’ve been harboring a cold and have done little except wrap myself in a blanket and drink gallons of hot tea.  I am over the worst of it… Read More
Embracing The Dreariness
2015-11-18 18:57
I am enjoying a dreary November day.  It is a bit foggy and overcast, so the day is dark.  The air is still and the trees are bare.  It’s chilly.  I had a fire in t… Read More
Dark And Dreary
2015-11-12 21:21
It was so dark and dreary this morning that I was late getting up.  I kept waiting for some semblance of daylight to appear, and it never did.  A black cloud hung heavily over the… Read More
Early Morning Frost
2015-11-09 19:25
Roundtop has had both frosts and freezes this fall, but this morning was the first hard frost where I could get a photo.  Even though the temperature was a chilly 27 for a few minutes t… Read More
November's Forest Light
2015-11-06 01:43
The first few days of November have been atypically warm, more like mid-October than the blustery weather that is more expected.  I find it hard to complain much about 70 degree weather… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Note:  This photo was taken yesterday. Today is not foggy, though it's still overcast and the light isn't good so far, for photos today.I should have known something was up when I count… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
 Wait!  That’s not how the song goes. And this is not how Christmas is supposed to look, either.  But here it is.  Foggy and warm enough to sit out on the porc… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Holiday preparations clearly are affecting both my writing and photographic time this week.  I love Christmas, but I am ready for the event itself and for the preparations for the event… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Sunrise over Pincho Lake - December 13, 2015Non-winter is in place here on Roundtop Mtn.  The ski resort hasn’t yet been able to make snow, as the nighttime temperatures are well… Read More

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