• Avian,  Canada Goose,  landscape,  natural areas,  sunrises

    First Day of Spring

    March 21, 2019

    Today is the first day of Spring. To celebrate and because I woke up early, I made a french press of coffee and headed to Arapaho Bend Natural Area. I setup my gear along the banks of Beaver Pond looking east. Behind me in the west was the setting Supermoon. The night ends and the new day begins. Spring! Beautiful!

    Canada Geese were out for their morning swim, searching for a bite to eat and noisily enjoying the spring morning. For me it was an almost perfect way to start the day and the beginning of Spring.

    After feeling I had all I wanted in images I loaded my gear back in the car to head home. As I started to put the key in the ignition I noticed a man on a paddle board of some kind and quickly jumped out of the car and took this last image. I thought it an appropriate photo to end my morning on the banks of Beaver Pond in the Arapaho Bend Natural Area.

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  • landscape,  natural areas,  Plants,  trees

    Calm and Reflective

    October 18, 2018

    Reflections at Arapaho Bend Nature Area
    Reflections at Arapaho Bend Nature Area

    Had to make a couple trips to Windsor so I took County Road 5 rather than the Interstate. It’s a slower paced 2 lane road and a lot less traffic. On Monday I saw 7 hawks and on Tuesday I saw 4 of them. They always cause me to smile as they are so majestic. Each day for them is about survival. Seems like a simpler life than mine. I have much to learn from them. The water was calm and reflective at the Arapaho Bend Nature Area. 

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  • landscape,  natural areas,  sunsets,  trees

    Cloudless Sunset

    August 11, 2018
    Sunset at Arapaho Bend Nature Area
    Sunset at Arapaho Bend Nature Area

    A restless spirit let me know it was time to find solitude in one of our local nature areas. I chose Arapaho Bend Nature Area as it’s a favorite of mine. Not a cloud to be seen last night. Hope you have to great weekend!

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  • Black and White,  Cityscapes/Urban,  clouds,  Documentary/Street,  flowers,  lake,  landscape,  leaves,  mountains,  natural areas,  Plants,  prairie,  sunsets,  trees

    Happy New Year

    January 1, 2018

    [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”61″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_slideshow” gallery_width=”680″ gallery_height=”420″ cycle_effect=”fade” cycle_interval=”4″ show_thumbnail_link=”1″ thumbnail_link_text=”[Show thumbnails]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]Here are a dozen images from 2017 that I liked. Happy New Year and hope the coming year is full of good things for you. 

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  • Arapaho Bend Natural Area,  landscape,  natural areas,  sunsets

    It Was a Good End to a Beautiful Weekend

    October 23, 2017
    Sunset at Arapaho Bend Nature Area
    Sunset at Arapaho Bend Nature Area

    Yesterday was too gorgeous a day not to be outside. So, I  took an early afternoon walk through the Red Fox Meadows near my condo. Found a little knoll with sunshine to sit and journal, which I really needed. Love the music made by the leaves and wind. Drowns out the automobiles in the distance and excess chatter of my mind.

    After returning to my condo the time in the meadow was not enough of a nature fix for me. I listened to nature’s call and drove to the Arapahoe Bend Nature Area. I made the mile and a half walk around the ponds. Parking lot was full and saw several photographers shooting family portraits against the fall colors.  It was a good end to a beautiful weekend. 

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