The New Year is Dressed in Winter

 It finally came. The snow. It dusted Christmas and carpeted the next day. We've been wearing white since then. When it is like this there is limited work to be done on the beach. Both today and yesterday I went down to see if anything wanted to be made and the cobbles spoke up, asking to be stacked. I walked down a ways and the only thing of interest along the wateredge were the carcasses of at least five big fish. Troutish looking fellows about 2 feet long. I don't know what possessed them to give up the ghost, but there they lay as repast for some Greater Black Backed Gulls. Today when I went down the wateredge had become an ice-edge. The foundation is layed for this year's ice dunes. Below are some pictures of the Wall with some snow and ice.

 The following three pictures are some shots of the "Arbolisk". This is pretty much the finished version, but for some black trim along the base of the pillar. It works better with the leaves than just letting them go right up to the base. It is two feet tall and two feet wide. The first of some experiments with three dimensional images.