I Like Thursday: A Walk in the Woods

Friends and I took a walk in the woods this weekend.  Saw lots of interesting things.

First stop was the little waterfall, as usual.  Everything around it was encased in ice.  This photo was my favorite: the water looks like it's been painted.  I swear I can see the brush strokes.

An afternoon of good company and food (then I squeezed in a dance in the evening).  Quite a day!

We came across a tree that had been snapped in half.  The one side of the trunk had been iced over - parts of it looked lacquered.  Parts look like it had been dyed green.  It was a stunning combination of color and texture.




Next to that stump was this odd string.  At first glance I thought it was a snake skeleton, but on closer inspection it looked like a plant.  It had all these little spiny segments, like something you'd find in the ocean.  Can you identify it?  It was the weirdest thing.



There was a lot of green for winter.  Turkey tail mushrooms are usually shades of beige and brown, but several here were bright green.  I tell you, someone had been running around the woods with green food coloring.



We were intrigued by this twisted tree.  Whatever vine had strangled it was long gone.  Hard to say which grew around which.  I really liked the corkscrew effect.  




I thought my sister would like the patterns in the ice.  They were cool!  I love tapping on thin ice like this to listen to it snap and crackle as it breaks.  Brought back fond memories as a kid, coming home in soaking boots from jumping on frozen puddles (drove my mother nuts - mostly because I complain my boots were damp and cold the next morning).


Okay - enough of our walk in the woods.

Can I just say, I have the best friends.  This came in the mail yesterday.  I'm a quilting queen!  LOL.  This was a wonderful little pick-me-up after the crazy morning that I had.  What a fun surprise!  Thanks so much!  I know right where I'll hang it in my office.

Speaking of office - got a chance to meet up with my coworkers on Monday evening.  It's been ages (years?) since I've seen many of them.  We had a great evening.

I like that I've had time to sew!  Made a little rope bowl.  Then worked on turtles.  More turtle photos coming soon.

Those are my likes for the week.  There's more at Not Afraid of Color's I Like Thursday.