A Walk in our Neighborhood
/It has been so hot recently, that I try to get any outdoor activities done as early as possible. Walks at 7 AM are good even if the humidity is high enough to make mid-70s temperatures feel sticky. I take along my camera – in case I spot something I want to photograph. On one recent morning I paused for photography several times:
The morning light on the base of some pine trees on my route to the ponds made the pine needles look almost orange. I liked the contrast with the white rock and the green of some volunteer plant near the base of a pine.
There were galls on some leaves that had fallen on the path – probably some insect larvae. I took pictures of them and then looked up in the tree and saw leaves still on the tree that had them too.
There were pots of native water plants in the water near the inflow to the main pond. I wondered when they would get planted in the shallow water at the edge of the pond.
Further along there was a bullfrog sitting in some shallow water. I took several pictures from different angles.
There was an ‘arrangement’ of debris in some water on the path. The colors and shapes appealed to me.
There is an old stump near the street on my path back to my house that I often notice. This time it had 3 different kinds of fungus!
Overall – a good walk for exercise…and photography!
