tree circles

see that little hole around the tree trunk in the foreground? that’s called a tree circle. it occurs when the temperatures start to rise in spring, and the tree trunk, being dark, absorbs more light and warmth than the snow, and thereby heats up and melts the surrounding snow. that circle will get large and larger over the coming weeks, and as a result it will be where the first green shoots will push up. i’ve got my eye on you tree circles.

tree trunks in the snow