A time to reflect

A time to reflect.

New snowfall highlights the creek.

Observe still beauty.

Frozen droplets

The frozen droplets

springing from a branch above.

A touch of winter!

Dreary December

Dreary December
 

looms across Minnesota.
 

Rain instead of snow.

Cosmic ice pattern

Cosmic ice patterns,

oddly appearing on pond.

It makes one wonder.

Existential glimpse

Clouds in the night sky,

backdrop for the bare boned trees.

Existential glimpse.

Beautifully still

Trees bearing their all,

undressed for the winter months.

Beautifully still.

Wayfaring waterfowl

Overnight visit,

by wayfaring waterfowl,

both so great and small.

Celebrate the fall

Rich fall foliage;

crab apples after the rain.

Celebrate the fall!

Footprints in the sand

Footprints in the sand,

temporarily left behind.

Waves soon wash away.

Evening reflection

Evening reflection;

golden opportunity

to sit and be still.

Dramatic morning

Dramatic morning.

Contrasting sun light and clouds.

Yin and yang at work.

Casting a trail of daimonds

A gliding egret

casting a trail of diamonds

behind as it goes.

Out in formation they go

Out in formation.

To fields and farms they go.

Returning at dusk.

Enjoying the morning light

Morning at the pond.

Heron and Egret staring...

enjoying the light.

Off go the geese

After a night's rest,

off the Canada Geese fly.

Finding food to glean.

Glorious day starts

Glorious day starts.

Unexpected, free display.

My heart sings thank you!

Deferred maintenance

Defer maintenance,

and nature reclaims its own.

Back to dirt it goes.

When the spirit moves

When the spirit moves,

it is time to take to flight.

Onward and upward!

A slice of country

A slice of country.

Terraced fields of corn and grains.

Cattle sprinkled in.

Lovely observer

Great Egret perched high,

looking out over the pond.

Lovely observer!

Green Heron observers

Two paired together,

viewing the pond from their perch,

gazing high and low.

Sunflowers uniting

Sunflowers uniting.

Orienting to the light.

Radiating joy.

Dancing in the light

A great blue heron

spreading its wings in the sun,

dancing in the light.

Redbud evening

As evening closes

the sun is still not yet down...

highlighting the leaves

Algae

Filling the surface,

algae awaits the sun rays.

Light to energy!

A new day begins

A new day begins.

Countless possibilities.

Breathe in and enjoy!

Bees a flying

Bees are a flying,

pollinating the flowers.

Essential to life!

Misty morning

A misty morning

accentuating green trees.

What will this day bring?

Flowers shouting praise

Flowers shouting praise

to the sun above that feeds,

and the roaming bees.

Summer at its best

Flowers in full bloom

blossoming all around us.

Summer at its best.

Cottontail breakfast

Cottontail rabbit

stopping on the bunny trail,

snacking on fresh grass.

Nature's abstract art

 Nature's abstract art:

stick reflection on the pond.

Always creative!

Honk Honk

Mama goes "Honk Honk...

Make way for my dear duckling."

Together they go...

Down the hatch

One minnow captured

by the egret's quick action.

Down the hatch it goes.

Great egret in flight

Great egret in flight.

Looking for some more minnows.

Never ending job....

Mallards

Mallard and duckling

swimming in the morning light.

Quickly maturing.

Preening heron

A great blue heron

preens in the early morning

on the wood duck house.

Goose drinking

With head raised up high

Canada Goose drinks water...

key mainstay for life.

Nature's fireworks

Bright red fireworks

shooting toward the sky above

with a trail of green.

Swamp Milkweed

By the water's edge

swamp milkweed thrives and blossoms.

Monarch's favorite food.

Wildfire beauty

 The sun darkened sky.

Wildfires in Canada

bringing us beauty.

Common loon fishing for chicks

Common loon and chicks.

Feeding minnows to the young.

What doting parents.

Sunny side of the pond

Wood ducks and heron

finding their place in the sun

on a summer's day.

Egret sunrise

 




The lovely egret
wades into the sunrise.
A new day begins.

Zucchini time

Time for zucchini!

Great for stir fry in salads,

or even baked bread!

Elegant morning

Morning sun glistens

as the blossoms are being lit.

Elegant morning.

Morning light

Rays of morning light

softly brightening the pond,

starting a new day.

Redbud detail

A fresh Redbud leaf

shining bright under the sun.

What beautiful lines!

Great Blue Heron and Great Egret

Meeting of the Greats...

a Blue Heron and Egret,

fishing together.

A baker's dozen

Ducklings morning swim

amidst the cottonwood seeds.

A baker's dozen!