Well my last post was a bit of a downer, I wish life could be hunky dory all the time but ANK...it's not so anyways as I had hoped I got out with my sister when she visited and it was a beautiful day! Cool and breezy, fall is on the way. We visited the state park that is less than 5 minutes from my house so I guess I should be making my top 10 list of things that help me defeat the grumpies? eh? I will save that one for another time.
The water lilies were really showing off today! The lake was full of flora! Ran into some other "amateur photogs" and we compared notes on what was interesting at the lake today..They got a good shot of the Blue Heron my sister and I flushed out of the back cove of the lake. We didn't get a shot of him but sure enjoyed hearing him ONK at us as he flew away with long legs dangling..I like the wavy movement and reflections of the trees in this photo and the highlight on the fern!
Once again I enjoyed the cattails by the water they are starting to bristle out with seed...
I don't know all the plants I encounter
I didn't plan this shot but it sure looks planned! I love when good things JUST happen don't you?
this was a PLANNED Depth of Field shot..I don't know the person in this kayak but I think the kayak in the bokeh really helps support the "witness" of the reed stalks in the foreground! Whatta you think?
We've had a fair amount of rain lately and mushrooms are all over the place, my dogs (the girls) LOVE to go "shrooming" they know which ones to eat, I DON'T so I watch...but apparently butterflies know which ones to eat too!
The eastern tiger swallowtail male and female
A lady strolling a very cute boy of about a yr old pointed out this lovely writing spider...
IT looks like all the turtle nests have been raided and only the wrinkled and dried up shell casings remain...Raccoons maybe? I'm only guessing these are turtle nests..you can see the hole where the eggs were dug up..
Around the backside of the lake my sister who has a great eye for spotting, found 2 Woodstocks resting in the high limbs of the Cyprus trees..
and here is the other one...they were a bit far away so some grain here...
It was a fun day out!!! I was hugged by nature!!
PEACE
