ENWC Winter pond study

It has turned very cold here this last week or 2 so it was no surprise to see that our pond was completely frozen over.

The children had great fun poking and prodding at the ice with any sticks they could find and skimming stuff over the surface!

There were no wildfowl on our pond but plenty on the lake in the only section that wasn't frozen - Canada geese, moorhens, coots, gulls and mallards.

ENWC Winter tree study

Today we revisited our tree, Euonymus alatus, in its Winter season. 

We clipped off a twig to look at more closely and examined the position of the buds and side shoots along its length. We brought it inside to see if we can force the buds to open early.

 

The buds are small and brown with a slightly larger terminal bud and smaller axillary buds arranged in opposite pairs.