Hermit Lake

I wanted to post a few pictures from Hermit Lake so that I don't forget about them.  For some reason, I found the lake really beautiful.  And of course, there were nature sightings to capture.

For example, the frozen mist in the trees

or the lichen growths on the stunted trees growing in the bog patches

or the animal tracks

and the ducks coming in on their bumpsters/tail feathers and then getting up on their webbed feet

or the beaver dam

or how the light shimmered on the ice, looking much like it does on water

and what happens to trees that are bent over and then frozen into the lake and then get free

Winter wonderland.  As much as I like the ice, I'm still hoping that we will get some snow this winter.  To have green grass in January is just wrong.