Comments on: A Walk in the Snowy Woods http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/02/a-walk-in-the-snowy-woods/ Nourishment and inspiration for those who love the Earth Fri, 18 May 2012 23:54:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Caroline http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/02/a-walk-in-the-snowy-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 Caroline Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:02:18 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=2092#comment-1523 Concerning your last comment about the circles that also form around white stones or statues, maybe it also comes from the material of these statues, which is porous and thus absorbs and captures heat and light, getting them warmer that the environment around, causing the snow to melt? Therefore, it would not only be a dark color matter, but also a porosity matter or something of the kind... But, this is just an idea :-) Concerning your last comment about the circles that also form around white stones or statues, maybe it also comes from the material of these statues, which is porous and thus absorbs and captures heat and light, getting them warmer that the environment around, causing the snow to melt? Therefore, it would not only be a dark color matter, but also a porosity matter or something of the kind… But, this is just an idea :-)

]]> By: Tanya http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/02/a-walk-in-the-snowy-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-1519 Tanya Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:18:22 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=2092#comment-1519 Thank you, April, for such a beautiful essay. It's almost enough to convert a beach and sun lover into a snow lover! Thank you, April, for such a beautiful essay. It’s almost enough to convert a beach and sun lover into a snow lover!

]]> By: April http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/02/a-walk-in-the-snowy-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-1518 April Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:57:01 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=2092#comment-1518 I am intrigued by Todd's suggestion that because the DARK twigs lying on the snow absorb more heat than the WHITE snow, the warmer twigs cause the surrounding snow to melt. Brilliant! I wonder if Todd's hypothesis also explains why a bare ring forms around the base of trees, with the surrounding snow seeming to 'pull away.' But then, it's still a mystery as to why a white-colored stone statue would also sit in an empty ring. Hmmm. I wonder! I am intrigued by Todd’s suggestion that because the DARK twigs lying on the snow absorb more heat than the WHITE snow, the warmer twigs cause the surrounding snow to melt. Brilliant! I wonder if Todd’s hypothesis also explains why a bare ring forms around the base of trees, with the surrounding snow seeming to ‘pull away.’ But then, it’s still a mystery as to why a white-colored stone statue would also sit in an empty ring. Hmmm. I wonder!

]]> By: Jim Cummings http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/02/a-walk-in-the-snowy-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-1517 Jim Cummings Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:51:36 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=2092#comment-1517 beautiful! and yes, though not toasty like your wood stove, trees and even statues (and twigs) have mass that keeps them warmer than the cold winter air, so snow will tend to melt close to them, especially once any sun comes out at all.... I'm very pleased to have rediscovered your blog in my maze of bookmark folders, and it's now back in its rightful place in one of my tab sets that I view at least once a week. So lucky me! beautiful!

and yes, though not toasty like your wood stove, trees and even statues (and twigs) have mass that keeps them warmer than the cold winter air, so snow will tend to melt close to them, especially once any sun comes out at all….

I’m very pleased to have rediscovered your blog in my maze of bookmark folders, and it’s now back in its rightful place in one of my tab sets that I view at least once a week. So lucky me!

]]> By: Gail http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/02/a-walk-in-the-snowy-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-1516 Gail Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:32:17 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=2092#comment-1516 Thank you for yet another snowpeace piece. My back yard is fenced in with a "privacy" fence. This morning my Risty-cat wanted out in the 19 degree weather. So I put on his leash and let him out the door and heard the snowpeace in my back yard. No wind and about a half of the yard is bare. Risty rushed out and then paused and started sniffing everything in sight. Five minutes later I heard his meow announce that he was ready to stop and come in. So I opened the door for him. It was still snowpeace outside. He rushed to his bown to crucn up some energy. Would love to hear other snowpeace happenings. Love... Thank you for yet another snowpeace piece. My back yard is fenced in with a “privacy” fence. This morning my Risty-cat wanted out in the 19 degree weather. So I put on his leash and let him out the door and heard the snowpeace in my back yard. No wind and about a half of the yard is bare. Risty rushed out and then paused and started sniffing everything in sight. Five minutes later I heard his meow announce that he was ready to stop and come in. So I opened the door for him. It was still snowpeace outside. He rushed to his bown to crucn up some energy.

Would love to hear other snowpeace happenings.
Love…

]]> By: Todd http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/02/a-walk-in-the-snowy-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-1515 Todd Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:25:32 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=2092#comment-1515 Hi April, Ah, the snowy woods! What a delight! And lucky you to live among the trees. Allow me a hypothesis re the twigs' "dents" - that being dark they do absorb the IR rays of the sun much more than the snow, which reflects most of them back upward. And so on days which are sunny and not too cold, thier warmth can radiate to melt the nearby snow, especially that snow in direct contacts with the twig. Test: See if you can notice this phenomenon in an area of permanent shade, say in the shade of the house. Please let me know what you find. Best, Todd Hi April, Ah, the snowy woods! What a delight! And lucky you to live among the trees.
Allow me a hypothesis re the twigs’ “dents” - that being dark they do absorb the IR rays of the sun much more than the snow, which reflects most of them back upward. And so on days which are sunny and not too cold, thier warmth can radiate to melt the nearby snow, especially that snow in direct contacts with the twig. Test: See if you can notice this phenomenon in an area of permanent shade, say in the shade of the house. Please let me know what you find. Best, Todd

]]> By: Jim Z. http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2010/02/a-walk-in-the-snowy-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-1514 Jim Z. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/?p=2092#comment-1514 Love this! Love this!

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