Yesterday we went down to the bog. It had a lot of smooth ice under the snow. We shoveled all of it. Today it snowed again. Not that big of a deal. Except, it is going to warm up in a couple days. Is it even worth it to shovel again? I don't know. Anyway, here are a couple pic of our day. The sun was out!
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Fun times...Did pickle have fun skating? Where is the bog at?
Yesenia is our best skater. The boys are scared. When you look out Mom's kitchen window you can see the bog. I'll post a couple pics of us out there today. We only shoveled part of it.
what in the world is a bog??? i must google it...
this is what wikepedia says a bog is...now i'm even more confused.
A bog is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material. The term peat bog in common usage is not entirely redundant, although it would be proper to call these sphagnum bogs if the peat is composed mostly of acidophilic moss (peat moss or Sphagnum spp.). Lichens are a principal component of peat in the far north. Moisture is provided entirely by precipitation, and for this reason bog waters are acidic and termed ombrotrophic (or cloud-fed), which accounts for their low plant nutrient status. Excess rainfall outflows, with dissolved tannins from the plant matter giving a distinctive tan colour to bog waters. See also blackwater river.
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1 Distribution and extent
2 Bog habitats
2.1 Industrial uses
2.2 Other uses
3 Archaeology
4 Fiction and song
5 Trivia
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Martin always corrects me and says it's a swamp, not a bog. He took me last summer to a "proper" bog. And while he might be right, I still call it the bog. That's just what it is to me.
Looks like fun. Wish it was cleared like that when we were growing up!
Yesie,
I'm even more confused after reading about the bog too. I have to agree with Marting on this one guys....definitely a swamp!! :0
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