Sunday Nature Walk
We took a little nature walk last Sunday, after we were reunited. The boys had spend the night before at Grandma’s and Papa’s house and it seemed like a little quality time outdoors would be just the right thing.
Moments like these fill up my heart. In the future, when we’re having disagreements or struggles, I hope that such photos will remind us how much love we have always shared.
We were lucky to come across this handsome young buck.
My eyes were peeled for signs of autumn, which I found in yellowing oak leaves and blue-gray October skies. This was an industrious woodpecker!
Most things are dry and gone to seed; this yellow flower is being watered at the Nature Center.
Love this turkey hen’s bright red wattle.
Yellow leaves, yellow grasses, yellow flowers, and a yellow fungus.
This little doe crossed the path behind us. We got a great look at her as she leaped away.
Other hikers had told us of a big rattlesnake on the trail and three of us tried hard to find it. Asher thought that was a terrible idea. We never saw the snake, but found this great discarded snake skin.
So many beautiful sights to see! More on my Flickr.
Even though we were hungry when we finished, I think our walk was a huge success.
October 10, 2010 at 9:11 am
I don’t know if you know this, but I often download your pictures and put them in a special folder dedicated to rotation through my desktop background and use for the slideshow on my screensaver. It cheers me up immensely. Mostly it’s the macro-photography.
October 10, 2010 at 3:26 pm
I’m so glad you enjoy my photos, Xtyn!