Here’s a quick comparison between the winter and summer swamp.
The swamp mosaic is easiest to see during winter.
That’s because the cypress trees lose their needles and turn gray.
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| Pine islands are harder to see during summer. During the winter they really jump out. |
But the true difference is most evident on the ground:
Cypress domes are filled with water during the summer whereas by the end of winter they are at various stage of drying down.
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| Cypress knees stand as tall as their name, but water rises up them only shin deep. |
There is also that temperature thing …
And mosquitoes.
