Gloomy weather, bright mood

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Iowa got stuck in a perpetual "just above freezing, just below freezing" state with little sun.

January 2017 temperatures in degrees Celsius.

Cool fog January 2017

The snow is completely gone. Most sequoias outside are doing well. A couple got damaged by either wind or animals (or both) with only one looking suspiciously yellow. A few started to get bronze color  but barely. Strong rains continued after the snow was gone. A walk in the sequoia park this weekend was somewhat difficult because the ground was saturated with water and gravel was sinking under the feet.

The bright mood inside is caused by the exceptionally strong crop of new sequoias. After the death of four seedlings last week, only one dried out and was removed. So, deep into the winter there are over 150 seedlings, certainly a record.

Here is a short time-lapse of an unnamed sequoia from the backup tray:

10 days of a sequoia seed from Jan 12 through Jan 22, 2017

Here is a few time lapses that were recorded over 3 week period. The first one is with a wide angle lens:

The second one is a zoom on #303:

So far these a very short videos, but with time, obviously they will grow.

I also continued moving Norway spruce to larger containers. 8 more trees got moved today. The roots of the Norway spruce seedlings starting to approach 4-5 inches (10-12 cm):

Norway spruce roots are about 4 inches long when moved to a larger container.  January 22, 2017