A Winter Walk

I invite you for a walk on a nice winter day. The frost was slight, there was no wind, the sky was clear and blue, the sun was shining but not warm. I dressed warmly, a jacket and winter boots, gloves on my hands. When I took pictures, I had to take them off, for a short time.

 

There was little snow, it was trampled on the paths by lovers of winter walks, mainly with dogs.

The low sun was a joy after the long and dark December days. Then the sun did not show itself for a long time. On the stems of the tall grass there remained last year's ears, they poured out their seeds and were left to dry in the frost.

The sun rose higher - it was the middle of the day, and the photos look graphic. The long shadows became a little shorter, everything was quiet and calm around.

I headed home, the sun was getting lower again, and the path became slippery. I had to walk carefully, because I could fall, which is absolutely impossible.
Thank you for being with me on a walk on a winter day. All the best to you.

A Happy New Year!

 Can you believe that 2024 is already coming to an end? As you make plans for the new year, you are probably looking forward to a fresh start and new beginnings, and maybe even making a New Year's resolution to make 2025 your best year yet.

 

Whether you are busy planning a New Year's party or a trip to the countryside, I hope you will greet 2025 with joy.  The wise people say, another year brings another chance to do everything right.

 

No matter how you decide to celebrate the beginning of our planet Earth's next flight around the Sun, let it be a pleasant night of the outgoing year. While the clock hand moves along the dial to 12, make a wish, it will definitely come true :0)

 

A Happy New Year!

 

P.S. There are my watercolors and my Christmas tree decoration on this post. 

 

Here is my 'Flowers&Birds' video:

 

 

Alpine Plants

As I mentioned in the previous post, during the cold months I like to read and review my photos and videos, remembering interesting places, sun and warmth. Today I will share photos from my archive of the wonderful Botanical Garden. 
I have always been interested in how plants survive high in the mountains, how they can grow on rocks and stones. So a few years ago I was happy to visit the alpine plants section of the Botanical Garden.

There is flora from mountainous regions of the world, such as the European Alps and Pyrenees, Himalayan mountain meadows, North American highland meadows, Mediterranean shrub lands and the southern Alps of Victoria, Australia and New Zealand.

 

The photograph shows that the dwarf cedar shrub forms low, dense stands about a meter high on ridges. Other alpine plants occupy damp places, meadows or swamps, and have an abundance of primroses such as Primula nipponica and Rhodiola rosea.

Small plants are found where snow accumulates in deep drifts. Saxifraga asiatica and Сinerariа maritima are typical of these harsh habitats and survives in places such as alpine deserts.

 

As the winter snowpack melts  in the Alpine zone, plants experience a burst of growth and flowering. The entire growing season is completed in about three months.
Since almost all alpine flora blooms during the same period, a spectacular flower show is often seen.

Have a nice day!

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My video: RHS Garden Wisley

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