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Post by nei on May 18, 2019 15:47:01 GMT -5
Leaf out almost done there. Looks like a nice trip Babu ; water looks like it must have been unpleasantly frigid |
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Post by Babu on May 18, 2019 15:57:15 GMT -5
Leaf out almost done there. Looks like a nice trip Babu ; water looks like it must have been unpleasantly frigid It was numbingly cold but it was surprisingly tolerable and even comfortable after the initial shock. I stayed in the pools of water for like 15 minutes straight. I was shaking afterwards but I didn't feel cold. |
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Post by Moron on May 19, 2019 10:20:25 GMT -5
Assorted photos from the past week: Today the Run for a Reason (big charity event) was on, some people starting in 2C conditions for the marathon and half marathon. As this took place the rest of the city streets were closed off giving a somewhat eerie vibe to the main streets, desolate and quiet in the morning air.   Photos from the train this morning: 1) Bridge looking over the southern suburbs  2) The Narrows bridge looking at the Perth skyline and to the Perth Hills.  Deciduous tree in front of my house four days ago:  8 Days ago: Ridiculous change within 4 days to go from yellowing to very orangy red (of course the sunset from four days ago helps a bit)  Me in full winter mode:  |
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Post by Hiromant on May 19, 2019 11:32:07 GMT -5
A 26°C high today with several more warm days to follow, this will help greenery along after a cold start to May.   |
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Post by Nidaros on May 19, 2019 13:16:41 GMT -5
Hiked along the fjord today May 19th, in partly cloudy weather and about 18C, very comfy and nice. Looks like summer now
Equinor's research centre
There used to be a bridge here across this creek
Lots of large trees here, including European beech, maple, chestnut.
For Baba: Chestnut starting to prepare flowers (can you see them) but not there yet
Bird cherry is flowering
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Post by Ariete on May 19, 2019 13:25:05 GMT -5
Nidaros, surprisingly green though early May has been very chilly there.
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Post by Babu on May 19, 2019 13:46:10 GMT -5
18th of May last year in Tavelsjö lol. Couldn't even see the bird cherry leaves for all the flowers.  |
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Post by Ariete on May 19, 2019 14:08:34 GMT -5
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Post by Babu on May 19, 2019 15:09:37 GMT -5
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Post by Ariete on May 19, 2019 15:14:08 GMT -5
The one with the dead leaves? It's a beech.
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Post by Nidaros on May 19, 2019 15:27:14 GMT -5
Nidaros , surprisingly green though early May has been very chilly there. Yeah, but April was warm and sunny, but too try. Those two very cold weeks in May at least added precipitation. Then a few warm days in May and it progresses very fast.
And, as winter was not very cold, the soil warms faster. The soil actually takes time to warm up, like it has a memory of the winter. Dry inland areas will have deeply frozen soil which takes more heat to warm up.
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Post by Babu on May 19, 2019 15:27:55 GMT -5
The one with the dead leaves? It's a beech.
Didn't you say there aren't any beeches in Turku lol? 15th in UÅ last year.  16th    |
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Post by Ariete on May 19, 2019 15:37:45 GMT -5
Didn't you say there aren't any beeches in Turku lol?
No, I didn't. I said that Turku is beyond the natural range of beeches, and only few naturally occurring beeches can be found. The beech on the left of the dead one was leafed.
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Post by Wildcat on May 19, 2019 20:19:06 GMT -5
Isolated thunderstorm the other day  |
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Post by Babu on May 20, 2019 17:30:01 GMT -5
It seems we're about even with June 5th 2017 (2017 was far below average both April and May). Today:  June 5th 2017 (albeit in Tavelsjö). Leaves were a lot redder that year though.  Was a nice mid 15'C after I finished work at 9pm. Didn't bring a jacket to work so I biked home in a t-shirt under the sunset.  Don't know what to comment on this image  About half of the aspen appear green now. That was the final nail in the coffin for greenery. Now all the native species are green.  25th of April vs Today   Have I told you I like dense forests? I don't think this forest looks very subarctic. It's mostly bird cherry and goat willow, which are subarctic species, but I mean, if you don't know the species and just look at the image it doesn't look like you'd imagine it to look in the mid 60's N.   |
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Post by Ariete on May 21, 2019 9:26:47 GMT -5
Park photos from today afternoon. Temp was 27C.
Big oak seems to be leafed out:
Thicc boi salix alba:
Trunk of another:
Sick boi ashes:
This chestnut is about to flower:
This one is. Being beside a wall surely helps:
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Post by nei on May 21, 2019 11:03:12 GMT -5
rainy Friday followed by evening clearing and ground fog. was mid 50s when raining, then warmed up to almost 70°F and sunny at 7 pm. Still cloudy  sunset on farm fields  surface fog on the river  |
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Post by knot on May 21, 2019 16:35:23 GMT -5
Instead of posting in my own photography thread, I'll post here; merely using it for memories now. The Adventures of Adaminaby Angler VI ~ Monaro Easter 2019 It began as a dreary old morn' on the leeward tablelands of the Monaro, about 700 m AMSL, on my way back from the Canberra markets on Easter (mid April): The cloud later gives way to splendid sunshine around Bredbo and clearing farther towards Cooma, straddling 800 m AMSL: Coolringdon; halfway between Cooma and Adaminaby, heading North-West. The ascent onto the windward tablelands of the Monaro begins now, at approximately 850-900 m AMSL: Ascending towards Wambrook Hill (1,115 m AMSL), then upwards Rhine Falls (1,320 m AMSL); well and truly on the windward side now, as well as having officially entered Western NSW: Descending into Adaminaby township; 1,017 m AMSL; 35° 59' 45.96" S: Heading South-West to Lake Eucumbene, ascending from 1,017 m to a maximum road elevation of 1,394 m AMSL, with an average of 1,225 m AMSL: Approaching the crest of the road at 1,394 m AMSL, with Mt. Cobrabald towering at 1,471 m AMSL over yonder, as well as the Old Adaminaby-Anglers Reach intersection: Finally, down into Anglers Reach village; 1,198-1,272 m AMSL; 35° 59' 52.08" S: The Adventures of Adaminaby Angler VII ~ Late April to Early MayForeshore of Lake Eucumbene; 1,154 m AMSL; 36° 00' 29.62" S, from Noon 'til Dusk-Gloaming: Morning stroll about the Anglers Reach slopes; 1,198-1,272 m AMSL; 35° 59' 52.08" S: Piney ridges and snowgum-laden woodland, climbing upwards 1,260 m AMSL—walking, not driving, mind you. Pleasant afternoon fly-fishing at Providence Portal; 1,174 m AMSL; 35° 57' 16.92" S, before a storm rolls in from the WNW of Denison Mount (1,397 m AMSL): Heading back to the property...colliding head-on with the storm! Ceased photography from then onwards, as matters were beginning to get quite rough—had to take over with the steering, too. |
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Post by Steelernation on May 21, 2019 17:22:28 GMT -5
Nice photos knotWhat kind of tree are those thin yellow ones at the end? Those are fucking gorgeous. Btw, I actually prefer them in your photo thread, easier to access without having to scroll through everyone else’s photos. |
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Post by knot on May 21, 2019 17:26:10 GMT -5
Nice photos knot What kind of tree are those thin yellow ones at the end? Those are fucking gorgeous. Btw, I actually prefer them in your photo thread, easier to access without having to scroll through everyone else’s photos. Black Poplar; lovely trees indeed. I'll be posting in both my album thread and these seasonal ones, so don't you worry. |
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