I took today’s photograph in 2014, as I stood atop Bald Rock Mountain at Bald Rock Heritage Preserve in SC. That blue mountain you see is Paris Mountain. That mountain-sized fluffy cloud you see does not have a name, as far as I know. But it is certainly impressive, looking bluish gray in this photo, partly because what you see is the shadow side of the cloud, and partly because I probably increased the saturation a bit to get the colors to pop, and the natural blue in the cloud became more pronounced.
Read MorePaved Path
An early morning drive to the park, and I've left my car, grabbed my camera and set off down the paved path that skirts the outer edge of Lake Conestee Nature Park in SC. It's a bright and sunny day. On my right are lake remnants, more like a large pond now, partially overgrown with water weeds as the collecting silt rises near the water's surface. A variety of small birds populate the trees along the bank, with herons and ducks and geese foraging out on the water.
Read MoreDeer Enters Vegetation-Covered Backwater Pond
On a fairly uneventful day, but a lovely and peaceful spring morning otherwise, I had spent around 2 hours on the trails, taking in the quiet, breathing in the fresh morning air, looking at all the greenery of nature's warm weather bounty.
Read MoreDuck Silhouette
a river bends into the light
while languid liquid barely moves
cool mist greets the warming air
two ducks drift without a care
Hello?
playing in the muddy stream
as though without a care
saw a camera
saw a man
but didn't want to stare