... john asked me to join him for his after-snowstorm chore, clearing the camp roof ...
... i was going to follow him out onto the lake, but stopped when he yelled to me that beneath the snow cover there was a layer of frigid water—two feet of snow across the surface of the lake exerts thousands of tons of pressure, enough to depress the thick ice causing the displaced water to squirt up through cracks in the ice and the open areas where the stream flows in the lake ...
... john managed to snap a picture of the eagle who was soaring above us ...
BY JOHN MEADER
... john's neighbor, who is planning on converting his camp into a year-round residence, had brought in a tree removal expert (who is also a state conservationist) to offer advice concerning the mighty pines surrounding the camps ...
... it was fascinating to learn how these trees are not really independent organisms ... they rely upon one another for support against the wind, and thus it is very important when removing some of them that open spaces are not left in the canopy ...
... stopping at john's to pick up a paper cutter, i was fascinated by the the grain in the snow and the texture of the decorative newel cap ...
... the next day i drove out to visit c.j. ... as i was leaving my eye was once again captivated by one of winter's little details ...
... driving to augusta, i stopped to enjoy the sunset ...
... winter continues ...