Early Morning Sun

Early morning sun

Amber light absorbed by clouds

Dramatic day start

Early Morning Walk

Up before the dawn

Calm refreshing start of day

Early morning walk

Frozen Ice Bubbles

Frozen ice bubbles

Hardened as they were rising

Trapped until the spring

Stoic Blue Heron

 Stoic blue heron

Waits patiently by the pond

Soon south for winter

Ice Bubbles

Ice bubbles and crack

Natural varations

Curious designs

Winter on the way

Water turning hard

Warm weather turning to cold

Winter on the way!

Pumpkin Topped with Snow

Fall turns to winter

Pumpkin topped with fresh white snow

Cold reality

Surrounded by snow

Maple leaf still shines brightly

Yellow framed in white

Solitary leaf

Solitary leaf

Hanging on for all it's life

Soon to become mulch

Paper Wasp's Nest

A paper wasp's nest

Uncovered by fallen leaves

Now unraveling

Falling Leaves

Leaves falling on bench

Trees becoming skeletons

A change of seasons

Prickly and Pretty

Prickly and pretty

Frosted thistle in the sun

Fall into winter

Picturesque Rooster

Picturesque rooster

Stands poised under the blue sky

Brightening the day

Welome to Fall

Shining in the sun

Backlit red maple leaves beam

Welcoming us to fall

Arrival of Fall on the Creek

While leaves slowly drift

Creek reflect's fall's arrival

Raindrops gently fall.

Tree Vine

Vine crawls up the tree

Accessorizing the bark

Stunning fall colors

Sunning and Lunching Pelicans

Four white pelicans

All are sunning and lunching 

With their massive beaks

Captured in Mid Air

Pierced on the way down

Maple leaf caught in mid air

Held captive by branch

Canada Geese Departure

Splashy departure

Off go the Canada Geese 

Honking as they go!

Transitioning Maple

Fall is in the air

Transitioning maple tree

Going out with a bang!

Beginning of Fall

Beginning of fall

Green turns to yellow and red

Then all the leaves fall

Clouds Over the Pond

Clouds over the pond

Reflecting on the water

Beautiful evening

Aerial Poet

Legs back, head tucked in

Egret flying so gracefully

Aerial poet

Calming Start of Day

Resting on a bench

Watching the start of morning

Calming start of day

Hoping for Breakfast

 

A Great Blue Heron

Stands by a culvert waiting...

Hoping for breakfast

Suspended in Air

Suspended in air

Dangling by spiderweb 

Waiting to touch ground

Glistening Tamarack Needles

Early morning dew

Tamarack needles glisten

Morning has broken

Riding the Length of the Mississippi

A group of bikers

Riding the Mississippi

Two thousand miles!

Curious Dog

A curious dog

Glancing over to observe

A neighboring dog 

Caring Kinship

Mother and daughter

Enjoying beautiful plants

Caring in kinship

Gentle sail

With a gentle breeze

Evening sail on the lake

Fall on horizon

Red Squirrel on Alert

Red squirrel on alert

With its tail high and head up

Watching for danger

Emerging Pumpkin Blossom

Emerging blossom

Soon to become a pumpkin

A transformation!

Perched Great Blue Heron

Perched Great Blue Heron

Overlooking lake below

Beautiful figure

Poised Great Blue Heron

Poised Great Blue Heron

Perched on a tree by the shore

Many shades of gray

Aerodynamic Heron

 

Aerodynamic

A Great Blue Heron in flight

Graceful in the air

Cucumber tendril

Cucumber tendril

Twisting and reaching far out

Supporting the plant

Green Heron on the Lookout

Perched along the shore

Green Heron on the lookout

My, what a big bill!

Shining Cone Flowers

In the bright sunlight

Cone flowers spread happiness

Shining quietly

Eagle on the Fly

 Eagle on the fly

A majestic bird of prey

Look out fish below

Reflection on Leaves in Black and White

Leaves in black and white

Reflecting upon the creek

Shadowy figures

 For short-term pleasure

There is a long-term impact

Think before you buy.

Pollinating cucumber

Very busy bee

Pollinating cucumber 

Essential to life!

Green Heron with Crest

Green heron with crest

Walking along the tree branch

By the waterside

Green heron fishing

With intense concentration

No easy meals

Four Ducks on a Dock

Four ducks on a dock

Bathing in the summer sun

What a life they have

Water Lily Blossoming

Tranquil afternoon

Water lily blossoming

With blue skies above

Ducklings Beware

Four little ducklings

Bravely swimming on their own

Beware of danger!

So Many Ants

Ants, ants and more ants

So many bodies swarming

Organized chaos

A Lone Survivor

Duckling and its mom

Both together and separate

A lone survivor