photos taken February 12th 2023 of a snow-soggy garden

Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2023 week 6

February 14, 2023 A.L.H. Hughes

photos taken February 12th 2023 of a snow-soggy garden and bare brown shrub branches — (the snowpack in my front garden means: here there be voles)

This week we’ve had another thawing cycle (though my front garden is in such deep shade you wouldn’t know it from that side of things – see front vs back in the two pictures above).

Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years though there are still lots of pictures that have snow in them because a) here in Colorado the snow mostly comes later in the winter season and b) we’re entering the time of rapid cycling of snowing and thawing, so the photos I’ve got in some ways only show you the weather on the weekends (when I take my photos) and not during the week, when the weather might be quite different, even as a pattern over many weeks. …but fresh snow is pretty, so I fudge date-boundaries sometimes to get some included.

A mosaic of 11 weekly garden images showing late January to mid February for 2021-2023. And all the stages of snow, from fresh and sparkly to soggy over brown grass — Feb. 12th 2023 garden – looking back (and forward) by 1-week and 1-year steps.

Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years continues with the warmer and brown versus snowy and gorgeous theme. We’ll see if/when I get a chance to add some lacy-snowy branches photos to this year’s collection.

A mosaic of 11 weekly garden images showing early January to late February for 2019-2023. A mix of snowy and waiting-for-new garden. — Feb. 12th 2023 garden – looking back (and forward) by 2-week and 2-year steps.

…This week my garden is getting on its contrary game-face for the snow-storm forecast for Tuesday.