A foggy start to the morning…
Funny how my tree friends show a whole new side of their character on a foggy winter morning
Nature’s Depth of Field….
The fog is settling down into the tree line
My friends, the Persimmons
A tree in search of a picnic…
Crossing paths
The blue Blue Heron friend
No, the Killdear is not stuck to the parking lot stripe….
Straddlin’
Drought lines at the water’s edge(s)
Stoic and waiting for something….
Sittin’
I wanna say these are native persimmon, but don’t hold me to it….
A bit late for the sunrise, but the fog was still lifting off the lake surface on this, the coldest morning of the year
Coots making ripples along the shoreline….
My Heron buddy was waiting for me…again
A Bluejay sizes up his perching options….
A water-air temperature-difference (they probably have a name for that) foggy shoreline
Good morning my young Heron friend…I’m watchin’ you watchin’ me watchin’ you.
1949 Ford F1 pickup…a beauty of a truck
Can you read my handwriting? (Please, no analysis – this is why I mostly type these days). These are a few notes from this morning’s time management seminar (that I was late to….). Inspired?
This is the first time I’ve witnessed a pelican in my corner of this lake…he seems to be enjoying the company of the Blue Heron (or was he looking to steal a meal?)
…and he was curious about the other shoreline birds as well – he’s just the friendly sort I guess.
Standing on the promises…of something to eat
I these guys literally came marching up the bank without a care in the world….
…until they saw the likes of me (dang, but kind of cool, slow shutter speed – talk about being camera un-ready)
OK…I know….what a Limeyfish.com post without a “fisherman-on-the-shoreline-at-sunset” photo, right?
If it isn’t full, it’s pert-en-near this morning….it still made the tides large on the east coast
The sky begins to glow….I’d like to say these are clouds from the Hurricane but I doubt it
The birds take flight in the morning light….
But some birds hold their position and simply take in the morning. I text’d FD this morning in NYC after seeing this sunrise coming, with a sense all was well with her and FSIL…and it was
The “One”….
The “Wings” – obviously very tolerant of me watching him….
The “Wings”, like the others, usually won’t let me get too close….
The “Wings”, per my iPhone….
What in the world kind of dance is this? This Heron was “this close” to taking flight
It was like he was just sitting there knowing I’d show up to take his picture….
Dang vultures….
Hawk-eye….
Wonder how this conversation went….
Watching the sun set tonight, I wondered if this guy likes them as much as me….he certainly wasn’t doing much fishing.
It goes so fast. A mere two minutes later the day took on a whole different light….
A chattering pair…but there were more
Posed or poised?
Showing off his nice wingspan….what happened to your head?
You’d think it was winter with a white sky and a tree barren of leaves….
Wait a minute…wait just one minute. What are you doing hanging out with the Scissortails? Get out of here!
My home county has decided to aerial spray for the West Nile virus-carrying mosquito this coming week. I fear these guys, along many other good bugs, will be adversely affected by what may be a political overreaction. So today I got out before the insecticide gets all over everything.
Day hike at the Coppell Nature Center was a discovery of several unknowns….
Good thing I (aerial) sprayed my person for bugs, spiders, and chiggers…and the wasps and grasshoppers came after me as well (damn them hornets). I’m calling the County on Monday – maybe while they’re going after the West Nile they can kick up the dose of insecticide and kill all those pests that were an inconvenient nuisance on my nature walk today.
Sometimes the sunlight peeked through the trees just right….
I am usually challenged with photographing yellow flower well…maybe all the shade helped today.
Hey wait a minute! I know what these guys are!
See what a little bit of rain can do….
Night fishing….
Life is good!
“Life is good today” – does anyone else hum that Zac Brown Band “Toes” song when looking at this, besides me? All he needs is a guitar and “a PBR on the way”….
This Heron – and believe you me I’ve spent many a hours watching – is an excellent fisherman
A young boy goes fishing. Cast away….
I’m all for spending a Friday night fishing rather than seeing kids on the streets doing mischief….
Fellowship: these guys all came together from the other side of the pond looking for a hand-out…and didn’t get one from me
Flee: a Blue Heron stretches out of the water to escape my approach….
Fishing: I just like this guy’s attitude (ease into the morning with some fishing solitude) and style (never let your lines cross)….
Ew: A Blue Heron flies towards the rising sun – what a wonderful way to start your morning
Ah: I agree with the Heron – this is a great start to the morning
What: Everyone should have a John Deere on the ground, mounted on the wall, and one for the roof…I really wanted to go knock on this guy’s door just to visit with such an obvious personality, but didn’t. But I know where he lives!
You may have thought you were hiding…
or perhaps the cover gave you some sense of security….
Or was it all that water that gave you thought you could always “duck” under and hide (Hey you ol’ coot! The turtle was giving your position away)…
Or could it have been you just needed to sit on the fence for a while on this one issue…
Regardless, it didn’t keep me from watching you watching me watching you….HA!
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