December discoveries

Here are a few things we discovered in the yard this month:

Moe swears he did not put mushrooms on the outpost; they just grew there themselves.




The creek monster continues to elude capture...






The stream is high enough for some mini rapids.





The baby conifer sprout survived the dog mauling and grew some new branches. (This is not the photo I originally posted. I replaced it with this one because it's easier to see).

Do trees still grow taller when they've been topped?

There is still snow on the east-facing slope west of the creek. There is no snow anywhere else, so this is probably the coldest spot on the property. (This is not the photo I originally posted. I replaced it because it's easier to see in this picture).





For BJ, clover that grew in spite of being planted late late in the season. :)