Ice fishing at a friend's cabin

Went out to a friend's cabin over the past weekend to do some ice fishing. Nothing landed this week, but got a nice lake trout the week before.

Last snowmobile ride of the season for me!

Taiga winter sunset is actually kind of nice. If you can get far enough out of town.

Northern Horizon during sunset. Panned about 90 deg clockwise from where the sun is setting.
Light scattering and "horse shoe sun path" up here really disorientates me. I've never lived
anywhere that I can't determine my cardinal points easily. Had to look at my compass!
Freaks out my inner tropical monkey.

Mosses are enjoying the melting ice and snow.
They looked like they're cheering for joy, waving green pompoms!

I like the Lichen, moss, and fungi world. They don't get as much credit or notice as plants do, though.

                                          

Green Pompom of Moss!

Not sure what this is yet.... at least until the leaves come out. Life poking out of the frozen ground.

More Moss!

I like the way the colour of the moss and it's sporophyte capsules contrasting next to the melting snow.