Snotcicles above a Subnivean Landscape
Time seems frozen, and ephemeral patterns and habitats feel permanent in the distortion of deep winter. They're not.
Right now, it may be hard for those of us in North America to remember that 2023, which ended around three weeks ago, was the hottest year for global temperatures on record. And much like most of my elder, farming neighbors, I may too have uttered, under my frozen breath, that I could sure use a bit of that global warming, perhaps a few days ago, while …