Thinning followed by snow

The thinning in the birch grove promised three posts ago took place on Sunday. Black cherry was the primary casualty. Here's a picture of the bigger stuff in a pile this morning, with a fresh coating of "Still Wintah" snow.

Our little bit of snow today is falling in a fierce wind with temps allowing the wet flakes to stick on trees. Here's a shot from the eastern portion of the thinned grove. This shows the variety of color in Hardwood Hermitage bark.

Paper birch is whiter than normal thanks to the snow. Here's the grove's biggest example of the state tree.