Sitting so still and silent at the edge of the pond.
Nikon D5100 f/11 ISO 400 1/250 sec 55-300@300 mm – Autumn 2012
What a great place to catch your dinner – but watch out or you may be caught for dinner!
Almost Camouflaged
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Clear the Way!
Buttercup precedes the trail runners. She needs to be out in front.
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 400 1/250 sec 55-300@86 mm – Autumn 2012
This is usually fine, unless she somehow winds up behind. Since she usually carries a stick, when she attempts to pass the runners, she causes some loud yelling and flat-out-running attempts to evade her scratching stick! Some of the runners find this much more amusing than others 😉
Out of the Slime
Creeping up out of the slime,
Nikon D5100 f/11 ISO 400 1/250 sec 55-300@300 mm – Autumn 2012
a small amphibian. Welcome to (nearly) dry land!
Announcing Autumn
There are certain signs that Autumn has arrived.
Here in Oklahoma, and also in Japan, the 彼岸花と柿 – red spider lilies and persimmons (ripening) – are sure signs. I will have to see if our red spider lilies are still in bloom, but here is a photo of a ripening persimmon.
Fuzzy Little Babies
Here it is, the last week of September, and this is what my apple tree is up to:
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 200 1/250 sec 55-300@300 mm – Autumn 2012
These are a result of those beautiful apple blossoms last August. Now it is a real race; will the apples ripen first? Or will the frost prevent their maturation? It is all endlessly fascinating to me 🙂
Am I Seen?
Moving as silently and smoothly as she can, trying to hide…
Nikon D5100 f/5.6 ISO 800 1/250 sec 55-300@300mm – Autumn 2012
She is still pretty sure I see her.
Two Toads and a Snake
I saw a flicker of movement under a log by the pond, so I moved the log.
A small snake was revealed. He held very still while I tried to ease closer. My movements startled two toads, which leaped over the snake… The snake was more concerned with hiding from me than with finding breakfast, so nothing happened. All remained very still.
Open Air Bathing
Can you just feel it? Cool, crisp air, early morning sunlight warming your whiskers…
Nikon D5100 f/4.8 ISO 400 1/350 sec 55-300@120 mm – Autumn 2012
What better time and place for your morning bath?
Happy First Day of Autumn!
The summer was so dry in Oklahoma that we were worried we wouldn’t have any leaves left by autumn.
Nikon D5100 f/5 ISO 400 1/350 sec 55-300@170mm – Autumn 2012
You can see for yourself, there are still a few leaves, especially on tough trees like these Hackberries. Wait! There is a hackberry tree growing around and above this one, but these leaves are those of the native wild plum.
Come On In, the Water’s Fine!
Zookie would love your company!
This photo is by my son, Hawken, who is now away at college.
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