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Run: Photo; Loc: Crossings Park; Date: 2025-12-28; Camera: Red; Proj: InfraRed
Notes - Red tree berries and orange benches are weird and cool at the same time through the camera.
#winter #snow #green #pine #trees #branches #bench #red #white #seasonal #fun #colorful #interesting #photo #photography

The sound of birds, pine smell, and softness underneath the feet. A true paradise on a sunny November day in the Gran Canarian mountains.

#pinetrees #pine #forests #mountains #hiking #sabbatical #grancanaria #paradise

Every year I make a wreath to hang on the door for Christmas. I’m rather pleased with this year’s result

#wreath #christmaswreath #crafting #naturalwreath #green #holly #pine

Frosty Sunbeams. #wintervibes #frostymorning #naturelovers #sunburst #snowyday #wintersun #pine #tree_magic #landscapelovers #coldweather #winterwonderland #frosty #sunlight #naturecapture #smartphonephotography #photography

A vertical close-up shot of the top of a coniferous tree, heavily dusted with fresh snow and frost. The sun is positioned directly behind the uppermost branch, creating a brilliant starburst flare that illuminates the icy needles against a soft, hazy grey-blue sky. The lighting is dramatic, highlighting the texture of the frost while casting the inner branches in silhouette.

#nature #forest #pine #needles #autumnvibes #winteriscoming #natureperfection #outdoors #browncolors #woodland

NEW! Smurfit Factory, Etude 11, Biganos, France. December 2025. Ref-12071
https://www.denisolivier.com/photography/smurfit-factory-etude-11-biganos-france/en/12071
#fp4 #ilfordfp4 #heiland #industry #industrial #factory #landes #facture #biganos #adoxxt3 #chemistry #chimney #industrialist #cellulose #pine

Restoring white pines in Idaho forests not only aids their recovery but also enhances understory plant diversity, improving ecosystem health and resilience.👇
#pine #forest #ecosystem
@Forestecosystems
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2197562025001095

Piñon Pine Nuts

This is a magical time of the year when piñon pine nuts are ready to eat here where I live in Northern Nevada. They can be harvested by collecting the green cones in the fall, preferably September (please be mindful of the ethical, environmental and legal limits) and allowed to ripen in a cool, dry place. Alternatively, some grocery stores sell them though they can be pricey. You can also pick […]

#nuts #pine #pinion #piñon

https://shallotsanctuary.com/2025/12/16/pinon-pine-nuts/

Close-up photo of many roasted piñon pine nuts

Small, hand-crafted chawan (Japanese-style bowl) with pumpkin-shaped gnocchi and shelled piñon pine nuts inside

@hyperreal I think for me it will always be #Lynx, though I haven't actually used it in decades now. It's a nostalgia thing at this point, having used it back in college from a shell account. Along with #Pine and #Pico. 😁

Pine branch(es).

#pine #pines #treebranch #treebranches #tree #trees #pinetree #pinetrees #photo #photography #picture

Good morning. ☕☕☕

14 December 2025

I look out my office window and my first thought is, “don’t go out there.” The sky is gray, and nothing is moving—not even a mouse. 😂 It’s 42°F, not terribly cold yet, but there’s a freeze warning for tonight. The forecast says it will drop to 26°F.

In the Army and Marines, when stationed in places where the cold was brutal, they issued a pair of boots we called Mickey Mouse boots. Heavily insulated, they looked like cartoon feet—big, rounded, and clumsy. They were meant for survival in extreme cold, but the warning always came with them: don’t wear them too much. If you did, your feet would sweat, and that trapped moisture could turn against you, causing cold-weather injuries.

Still, they had their place. If you were standing guard at an ammunition depot in the middle of nowhere—say, on Mount Fuji in the snow—they were a blessing. But they weren’t recommended for road marching. Infantrymen rarely carried them anyway. When you walk everywhere, you become selective about what goes in your pack. Niceties don’t make the cut—only essentials.

Back to the present: cold weather has its own paradox. Snow is beautiful when seen from a heated room through a window. But if you have to live in it for days or weeks, beauty gives way to endurance. In those moments, finding someplace warm—even for a few minutes—feels like a rare and sovereign gift.

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” — John Steinbeck

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.” — A. A. Milne

“Welcome, winter. Your late dawns and chilled breath make me lazy, but I love you nonetheless.” — Terri Guillemets

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #EasternBluebird #pine #coldweather #boots