It's slow going, walking through new snow. Especially when last summer's flowers keep making me stop. Like walking through an art gallery; stop, stare, go on to the next, repeat...
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| Queen Anne's lace and grasses in the Oyster Bay meadow. |
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| Yarrow among the logs. |
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| Gumweed (on the right) and yarrow. |
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| The same Queen Anne's lace, from a different angle. |
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| Yarrow with hats |
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| And yet more hatted yarrow. |
It's 9° below zero tonight. The snow on the ground is crispy; it crunches underfoot.
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Las hierbas que en verano cubrían la pradera y las dunas de Oyster Bay, ahora en invierno me hacen detenerme para admirarlas contra la nieve virgen.
- Zanahoria silvestre, Daucus carota. Aquí se conoce como "Encaje de la Reina Ana".
- Milenrama, Achillea millefolium.
- Grindelia integrifolia, aquí conocida como hierba goma. Y, a la izquierda, más milenrama.
- La misma planta de zanahoria silvestre, vista desde otro ángulo.
- Milenrama con sombreritos de nieve.
- Y más milenrama.
Esta noche estamos a 9 grados bajo cero. La nieve por encima lleva una capa de hielo, crujiente bajo mis botas.
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