This tree bent over the road-to-town, and a deer in the distance, that was jogging along.
[daily log: walking, 3km; retailing, 6hr]
Category: A Daily Tree
Caveat: Tree #1061
This tree tolerated some snow.
[daily log: walking, 3.5km; retailing, 6hr; snowshoveling, 0.5hr]
Caveat: Tree #1060
This tree was near a dog at play in the snow on the beach. Can you see the dog? She’s a black speck on the distant beach on the neighbor’s lot. I took this picture standing on the dock.
We received so much snow.
The power came back on this evening at around 7-something. That’s good – I was feeling anxiety about our water-system’s ability to survive sub-freezing temperatures without electricity – we have thermostat-driven heating mechanisms on the pump and pipes.
[daily log: walking, 4km; dogwalking, 4km; snowshovelling, 3hr]
Caveat: Tree #1059
This tree is a local interpretation of the Charlie Brown Christmas tree.
In fact, I’d brought my young coast redwood in from its outdoor spot a few days ago, worried it would freeze to death with so much snow and ice. And I thought, that’d make a good Charlie Brown Christmas tree. I watered it with some snow from outside, just for the photograph.
I’m going to wait and see if Arthur notices it. I’m predicting a 60% chance he doesn’t notice (and/or, if he does notice, he decides not to comment in any way).
[daily log: walking, 3.5km; dogwalking, 4km; snowshovelling, 1.5hr]
Caveat: Tree #1058
This tree was over a dog – the dog is quite far in the distance down the road, but she’s there a black speck of hyperactive doggedness.
We got a lot of rain last night, on top of the snow. It didn’t really melt the snow – rather, the rain landed on the snow and froze.
Then the weather added some more snow on top of the ice layered on the snow, making a delicious layer cake of bad driving conditions. I was glad not to have to drive today. Here is a picture of a rain-sculpted chunk of snow on top of a post.
[daily log: walking, 4km; dogwalking, 4km]
Caveat: Tree #1057
This tree (excuse me, what tree? – the one on that island way in the distance, which you take on faith) saw the sun set at the “62 pit” turnout on the Port Saint Nicholas Road.
When Art and I were in town this afternoon, I stopped by the gift shop, and Arthur actually came in and was sociable for a while. Jan took this picture of him as he came behind the counter at my frame-shop work area.
[daily log: walking, 4km; dogwalking, 4km; snow shovelling, 2hr; slip-sliding in a giant Chevy Tahoe, 1.5hr]
Caveat: Tree #1056
This tree, beneath glowering, snow-laden clouds, saw that I had tried to put chains on the Blueberry (the Chevy Tahoe).
I say “tried” because not once, but twice, the chain on the right rear wheel came off, and I had to get down in the snow and readjust it. After the second time it came loose, I gave up and removed the chains. In all, it took me more than an hour to drive to town with these delays, and so I was late to work. I came home without the chains installed, too, although honestly I really would rather have had the chains – it’s pretty difficult managing the Blueberry’s momentum on the ups and downs of the road when it’s buried in foot of slush.
It was a very stressful day because of this issue.
[daily log: walking, 4km; retailing, 6hr; crawling in snow, 1hr]
Caveat: Tree #1055
This tree was near where I parked the car on the level driveway of lot 73, rather than in Arthur’s somewhat steep driveway, which is hard to get out of when there’s a lot of snow.
[daily log: walking, 3km; retailing, 6hr]
Caveat: Tree #1054
This tree saw a gift shop (lower right) and the setting sun at 3:30 PM.
[daily log: walking, 3.5km; retailing, 6hr]
Caveat: Tree #1053
This tree is feeling a bit out of its depth.
This dog is on thin ice.
[daily log: walking, 3km; dogwalking, 4km]
Caveat: Tree #1052
This tree saw the sun touch Sunnahae mountain.
This dog also saw that.
[daily log: walking, 3km; dogwalking, 3.5km; snowshovelling, 1hr]
Caveat: Tree #1051
This tree is tilted (well, maybe it was the camera).
[daily log: walking, 3km; dogwalking, 4km]
Caveat: Tree #1050
This tree is from my past. I took this picture in April, 2016, along a street a few blocks north from my apartment in Ilsan, Korea. It’s along the main route I would take to walk to the cancer center, along the western edge of Jeongbalsan Park. The pink paper lanterns hanging on the trees are part of the celebration of Buddhamas (Buddha’s birthday), a normal springtime holiday generally falling in April or May.
[daily log: walking, 3km; dogwalking, 3.5km]
Caveat: Tree #1049
This tree was by the road.
I went and got Arthur at the airport after leaving work today. He arrived safely back among the trees and precipitation.
[daily log: walking, 4km; retailing, 6hr]
Caveat: Tree #1048
This tree experienced typical weather.
[daily log: walking, 3.5km; retailing, 8.5hr]
Caveat: Tree #1047
This tree is bent under snow.
[daily log: walking, 3km; retailing, 8.5hr]
Caveat: Tree #1046
This tree caught snowflakes.
[daily log: walking, 2km; shoveling snow, 30min]
Caveat: Tree #1045
This tree was near a house.
[daily log: walking, 1km]
Caveat: Tree #1044
This tree was still in the mountain’s shadow at almost mid-day.
[daily log: walking, 3km]
Caveat: Tree #1043
This tree failed to express gratitude.
I went to Wayne and Donna’s (the gift shop owners) for an unconventional thanksgiving dinner of ribs and potatoes. They are in a stressful time – they are leaving for Seattle in the next few days, where Donna is scheduled for tumor-removing surgery. Which is something I can sympathize with.
[daily log: walking, 2km]
Caveat: Tree #1042
This tree sheltered a deer by the road (lower left).
[daily log: walking, 3.5km; retailing, 6hr]
Caveat: Tree #1041
This tree had some snow on it.
[daily log: walking, 4km; retailing, 8.5hr]
Caveat: Tree #1040
This tree was there as two mice prepared for a burial-at-sea.
[daily log: walking, 4km; retailing, 6hr]
Caveat: Tree #1039
This tree is diligently guarding the path up to the greenhouse.
[daily log: walking, 2km]
Caveat: Tree #1038
This tree was there as the rain turned to snow turned to rain turned to snow ↻ ↻ ↻ …
This morning I watched Art board a plane on his way to Portland for Thanksgiving. “Bye, Art.”
Then I worked at the giftshop all day. “Buy art.”
[daily log: walking, 3km; retailing, 8hr]
Caveat: Tree #1037
This tree is (these trees are?) nefariously blocking an unobstructed view of my treehouse.
[daily log: walking, 1.5km]
Caveat: Tree #1036
This tree was all gloomy-doomy in the morning gloaming, up on the hillside.
[daily log: walking, 1km; opportunistic napping, 3hr]
Caveat: Tree #1035
This tree gave up on having leaves.
[daily log: walking, 1.5km]
Caveat: Tree #1034
This tree is growing out of a snowy stump.
[daily log: walking, 4km; retailing, 7hr]
Caveat: Tree #1033
This tree (which tree? – maybe the dead one in the water?) saw first snow on the beach.
[daily log: walking, 3km; retailing, 6hr]
Caveat: Tree #1032
This tree helps support the east end of the treehouse. I thought this was a very clear view of the “suspension bridge” style that I use to attach the deck of the treehouse to the tree.
[daily log: walking, 2km; moving and lifting stuff in the treehouse, 2hr]
Caveat: Tree #1031
This tree is feeling overwhelmed by the surrounding brambles.
[daily log: walking, 1.5km]
Caveat: Tree #1030
This tree is from my past. I believe it’s up on Gobong Mountain near the 영천사 (a Buddhist temple) in Ilsan, walking distance from my home and work, there. I’m guessing I took the picture sometime in 2013.
[daily log: walking, 1km; counting raindrops, 30mm]