Bearberry
Bearberry is a common ground cover in North America. For most of the year it flies under the radar as the universal green that you walk on in sandy areas, but in the spring it is covered in delicate pink flowers, shown here.
Crags
I have been enjoying the challenge of editing other peoples photos recently, which I feel has helped me try ideas that I wouldn’t normally on my own photos. This edit of a photo by elel really shows off the depth of the canyon using the fog to layer the cliffs fading into the background.
Amber in the Making
Up in the mountains where the aspen alternate with wind swept fields I found a tree where a woodpecker had drawn blood. Every hole was covered with a drop of hardened sap, the color of amber. I broke off a piece to examine; here it sits in the crook of the tree.
Frozen Spray
These icicles are the result of cold nights during the spring thaw. Just up river from this cliff is a waterfall that was creating a cloud of mist, freezing into fantastical shapes along the ledges.
Crooked
All the texture. All the contrast. One bold, crooked line traced by a common garter snake. He wasn’t moving for anything. The sun was too nice.
Golden Blooms
The late afternoon lighting gives a unique color to these apple leaves and blossoms.
Not Today
Rain retreats over Lake Superior, leaving a dry tree. The photo is a heavy crop of a picture of a storm by Will of this blog; I like the texture, and the change in focus from the storm to a solitary sapling.
Raging River
High water from heavy rain and spring runoff combined filled this dam spillway at Pattison State Park much more than normal, affording the amazing foam patterns and contrast.
Cold Pizza
This guy had a major haul on a cold morning. He mustn’t like pepperoni, he ate the crust before touching anything else.
Color Waves
Sunsets are almost always beautiful, but they are occasionally something really unusual. This view from Port Wing marina had wonderful high altitude clouds that stayed lit well after the sun was below the horizon.