SNOW AND EVERGREENS

 A perfect match for wintry landscapes.

 

  

 

 

 

EXPLODING

 On my last photoshoot before the snows came, I visited several wetlands to take pictures of cattails and milkweed, which were blowing open and spreading their seeds for next season.  I couldn’t help but think of all the Monarch butterflies who will benefit when they return from their winter migration.

 

 

 

OPENING UP

 I’ll admit it.  I hated to see the leaves go along with the fall color.  But with the leaves gone, the landscape opened up.  The bones of the trees show.  Lakes behind the woods appear.  I most enjoy seeing birds that become visible.  I can now spot a hawk hunting from a tree top a quarter mile away.  Sometimes, I get really lucky, like last Tuesday, when I saw this bald eagle perched high in a beech tree.  There’s always something to see in nature, even when the world goes brown.

 

 

HAPPY SNOWY THANKSGIVING

 Even in these challenging times, there is much to be grateful for.  Be safe out there.

 

 

 

SUBDUED

 I woke up at 4:30, and that was the end of sleep for me.  The weather report showed a mix of clouds and sun, so I headed to Sunrise Peace Park in Traverse City.  On the way, the Eastern sky was a fiery orange, and I was excited about the promise of a spectacular sunrise.  By the time I arrived, incoming clouds had quieted the sky substantially, and I was lucky to even find the sun.  Still, I enjoyed the peace of the morning along East Bay.