Photo of the Week

Water from the Newlin Grist Mill Park spillway glistens in strong sunlight.

Horses graze, munch, and relax on a relatively warm Saturday.

Geese wade and walk on a pond at Anson Nixon Park that’s still partly frozen under a late afternoon sun.

A shed in Kennett Township has seen better days.

Late afternoon sun brings out the texture and mid-winter coloring in the rocks and landscape along the stream leading to the Brandywine Creek along Beaver Dam Road.

Rob Swanson, of West Grove, finds areas of the Brandywine that aren’t frozen so he can enjoy his paddleboard on a cold Feb. 1.

A giant mouth, a fossil, from the long-extinct Rock Gobbler species, is found along the banks of the Brandywine.

A knot on a downed tree looks like the eyeball of some large prehistoric creature.

This is January, not Paul Simon’s “deep and dark December,” but it’s still a cold winter’s day with frigid temperatures causing snow and ice to block part of the Brandywine’s flow at the ChesLen Preserve in Newlin Township.

A warm image belies some frigid temperatures.