Archive for the ‘Allegheny River’ Category
January 8, 2010
The river had a funny shimmer to it this afternoon. Usually reserved for the mornings when there is little wind, today’s surface looked calm even as it moved back and forth.
The river, near where we live often has an upriver and downriver movement to it. Near the shore, it is upriver as the man-made river elements force the water from the center of the river to retreat from its downriver progressions.
Today’s shimmer (it was actually yesterday’s) was in part created by waves which appeared longer in their frequency, that is from the top of one crest to the next even in the fairly strong wind. In warmer condition, this kind of wind would have created small whitecaps but today due to the water’s colder temperatures, there was easiness to the river surface creating a sense of calm. Take long and slow breaths
The River flowing back and forth
More snow today but less ice
The shimmer on the water
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January 7, 2010
Does the river know whether the sun is out or not? I think so. We saw a few glimpses of the 2suns on the river for a bit on 1.1.10 but none since them.
The sun and the river merge together on those days and the river sends back the sun’s light and warmth into the Allegheny River sky for all to see and enjoy…but not today.
Today, the river continues to be coping with the cold…much like the people
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Bark and Ice Flow
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A harbinger of spring. Will this nest be reused
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River and Hills
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January 6, 2010
Walking along the river bank, the sounds by the river are of the cracking ice, the wind through the trees the mourning doves abandoning their hideaways as I and my dog approach. Our walk on the snow adds an artificial but fun disturbance.
The doves stay close to the water, hiding in the underbrush and then creating their familiar “whoosh” as they fly up into the leafless trees
Seed for next spring... it can't be too far away...or can it
Summer grasses in winter
Across the river to snow capped hills
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January 4, 2010
The ice cometh into the river
Qualities of the ice
Growing ice
Even though the holidays are over and the work days begin anew, the river does not regard these human conditions with any concern. It persists in its management of the environment as the ice ebbs and flows. And when it flows it moves away from shore and exists as a tiny iceberg exploring a trip south where the warmth will no doubt return it to its pure liquid state.
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