Yesterday I took my weekly walk in the Dykeman Spring Nature Park, and once again it was a wet, humid experience. Everything's very lush right now, all green and blooming and teeming with life. I took a lot of shots; below are the cream of the crop, but after them is a video I made with the full contingent of shots that passed quality control, set to Peter Mayer's "Holy Now". Let's take a walk!
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| The foliage is especially lush by Branch Creek at the King St. bridge |
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| A sure sign of Summer - the Daylilies are blooming |
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| The Blackberries are also ripening |
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| One of the resident Muscovy Ducks decided to go for a paddle in the north duck pond |
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| Another pond-side bench buried in Mama Gaia's green blanket |
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| Up on the meadow the butterflies, like this Silver-spotted Skipper, are going crazy over the abundant Red Clover |
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| And off the east end of the meadow, this partially hidden Groundhog sentry was making sure I was leaving And now, the video: |
Photos © 2019 by A. Roy Hilbinger
I usually have one or two favorite shots in your photo posts. The first one is "it" this time!
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that the Groundhog sentry is my favorite. That little bugger was barely visible from where I was; I thought it was some Curly Dock until I zoomed in and saw it was a Groundhog. And it wasn't until I got home and was cropping and processing that I saw that ear. I deliberately cropped it wide so you'd get an idea of how well concealed he was.
DeleteYes, he's a little charmer, isn't he!
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