Thought I'd show you the difference that 6 months can make in a place. :D This first pic is taken out in the backwoods past our property, during our unusually mild January this past year (an old abandoned picnic table helps with the scale):
And today, I took this pic of the same area (you can barely make out the picnic table) - the amount of growth is amazing, isn't it? You'd never believe it was the same place. Mother Nature really is incredible! We're so blessed to live here and be able to see this sort of thing "up close and personal". :)