A little retail therapy this morning. Although they’re by far the most commonly seen footwear in this city, year-round, for all ages, it’s my first pair in decades I usually prefer something flashier but all me soles are bald and winter is coming.
It’s overcast and cold but no wind so it’s fine.
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Back to double digit temps the past few days. The landscape has really changed since that Halloween cold spell
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Is this a Honeylocust? Also how about the 2nd tree? Pretty sure about the Shagbark and Sycamore.
#3 is a honey locust, the wild version of this tree is very spiky, some of the spikes are 4 or 5 inches long
#2 and #5 are both Sycamore, one is the scaly lower bark of a mature tree and one shows the smooth camouflage upper bark
#3 is a Shagbark Hickory, the dominant tree in this little Oak-Hickory forest
#5 is a Red Oak
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#3 is a honey locust, the wild version of this tree is very spiky, some of the spikes are 4 or 5 inches long
#2 and #5 are both Sycamore, one is the scaly lower bark of a mature tree and one shows the smooth camouflage upper bark
#3 is a Shagbark Hickory, the dominant tree in this little Oak-Hickory forest
#5 is a Red Oak
I had read that about Honeylocust, which made me wonder. That's interesting about the Sycamore. Didn't know the bark took on that look as they get older.
Nice sunny day here today. There were some cloud spots but they burned off or something g.
I had read that about Honeylocust, which made me wonder. That's interesting about the Sycamore. Didn't know the bark took on that look as they get older.
Nice sunny day here today. There were some cloud spots but they burned off or something g.
That brown scaly bark can grow halfway up the tree while the top branches are completely smooth and white. Sycamores rival tulip trees in size, they are one of the most impressive hardwoods for sure
Old growth sycamore near Wallaceburg, October 12, 2021
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Hiked to the top of Knox Mountain, just above downtown and overtop of Okanagan Lake. We watched this Mule deer buck court some does, very protective of his harem as he pushed other bucks away, being that it is the start of their rutting season you could tell he only had one thing on his mind....
Was talking to a neighbour down the street and he said his full tree is the same as the bare one next door. Well, based on the bark and leaves. Could be a separate but related species but he says every year it's the same thing. That one tree sheds its leaves way before his. I looked the leaves of both and they do indeed look the same.
Not sure why exactly, but, when I saw that pic before noticing who had posted it, I immediately thought "Southern Ontario". Maybe our older suburbs are more distinctive than I realized.
5C with increasing cloud cover. Temperature is warming up at night. Now up to 7C.
Low of -3C (wind chill -7) this morning. Those 6:30AM sunrise are useless. 7:30AM was reasonable. I think the standard is one of the things I despite the most. The daylight saving time should be in place all the time. 5:30PM sunset in the winter works for me.
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I usually prefer something flashier but all me soles are bald and winter is coming. 
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