A Bloy and his Blog

read the rest of: New, tiny pine cones

I celebrated Earth Day today by hiking through the Arboretum.

In the horticultural gardens, the blooming crabapple trees seemed to be at their peak.

read the rest of: Crabapples blooming

read the rest of: Young leaves, reaching for the sky

Last night, Madison got the prettiest snowfall of the season.

After I drove to work, I took a walk behind the college, along the Edgewood pleasure drive.

read the rest of: Magical winter morning

I love being able to see the structure of bare trees in the winter time. It’s almost like seeing an x-ray of their bones.

read the rest of: The bones of trees

When I was driving to Minneapolis a couple of weeks ago, I stopped at the rest area along I-94 near Black River Falls, to stretch my legs a bit and check out the trail there that leads to a scenic overlook.

read the rest of: Treetop walkway

While I was at Picnic Point last weekend, I came across a section of woods that was completely yellow.

read the rest of: Forest of yellow