EARLY EVENING AT SAPSUCKER WOODS
Early August usually means that the streams around here are running fairly quiet, but excess rain has given them a rage.
Quiet summer thoughts seem out of place standing near a maddening stream, but a calm pond filled to the brink, on a pleasant summer evening, a perfect, soul reflecting spot.
August sun slants the horizon more each day as the days shorten, the march towards the solstice quickens.
The deep-blue reflected sky on the pond is deceiving, from a different angle the pond is brown from the heavy rains. With camera in hand perspective is everything, poetic photography!!
Quiet along the pond a few details.
The late sun gives sustenance to a small beech struggling on the shady forest floor for its moment in the sun.
Along the waters edge wild bergamot blooms, less showy than it's cousin beebalm's brilliant red but I like it's fragrant foliage better.
And what would summer be without the ubiquitous Queen Anne's Lace. This flower head caught my eye by facing sideways, not flat, and catching the back-lit sky, it's fabled tiny purple bloom so clear in the center.
The final photo is just my back yard, where I like to dance in the morning dew!
.........................................................RDS
6 comments:
Great photos! I love how colorful they all are!
Nature at its best and you've captured it beautifully!
you have captured the summer light beautifully in your flowers and reflections!
Love the scenery and the reflections.
Sydney - City and Suburbs
So calm and beautiful!
So incredibly beautiful! You've captured the sunlight to perfection in these photos. As always, I'm inspired by your perceptions, both through the lens and through your thoughts.
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