January 22nd pictures — snowy fields

The weather has been sleety and windy this weekend. I noticed in the corn fields near our house that the snow and dirt had marbled together and created interesting drifts all along the road, so I went out to get some pictures.

Closeup of the soil:

There was a thin sheen of ice on everything out there today, including the plants —

Other views of the fields near our house:

My favorite picture from the outing:

I believe this is velvetleaf -- Abutilon threophrasti -- a weed on the edge of corn and soybean fields, which is exactly where this was taken.