December 9, 2019 by Chris Strand
It is a lot of fun to get images from families and staff who worked on the estate while Mr. du Pont was alive. These few images are from 1958 through 1967 and show families enjoying sledding and skating on the estate and attending the annual Christmas party in the Clubhouse.
From all of us at Winterthur, Happy Holidays!
Mild weather is waking up more snowdrops in the March Bank - starting to see foliage of the early snowflake too.
- Thursday Dec 26 - 6:40pm
Common witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana, still looking beautiful. Early (or late) snowdrops in flower. https://t.co/qzENrKEogg
- Tuesday Dec 3 - 5:10pm
Beautiful walk today with our visitors - snowdrops, autumn cherry, witch hazel, fragrant tea olive, crocus, and camellias in flower.
- Saturday Nov 9 - 8:56pm
Fall snowdrops, Galanthus reginae-olgae. https://t.co/sZX8NePPZu
- Friday Nov 8 - 10:50pm
Snowdrops and tea oil camellias in flower!
- Thursday Nov 7 - 9:37pm
Chris — I don’t get out to Winterthur that often in the winter but does Duck Pond still freeze over?
Sandy Schriever (Bluebird monitor)
Duck Pond rarely freezes over these days. It was much more common in the past. This link to NOAA tells the story: Delaware Winter Weather 1895 to Today
Thanks,
Chris