Flower after a Shower
Flower after a Shower This image is my reward for getting a little damp on tonight’s walkabout. Everything appears just a bit cleaner and more majestic after a shower.
Water Smartweed
Water Smartweed Sometimes, weeds make great dramatic images. This water smartweed, captured in the shadows at the edge of a small lake, might be one such image. Persicaria amphibia is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family also known as longroot smartweed, water knotweed, water smartweed, and swamp smartweed. It is native to parts of North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. This perennial plant, sometimes considered a weed, has a terrestrial form and an aquatic form. It may be an aquatic plant, growing submerged or floating in water bodies such as ponds, streams, and marshes. It may be a terrestrial plant grow in muddy and wet areas as well as moist spots on land like meadows.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly This dragonfly was hanging around the Kayak and my head as I rowed around the lake. Obviously, I’m not a good insect photog. Still, even with just a telephoto lens, it’s fun trying to capture any image reasonably in focus.
Loon
Loon This Loon was hunting. Yes, hunting! Loons find their prey by sight, underwater. They eat mainly fish along with an occasional on crayfish, frog, snail, salamander, or leech. They prefer clear lakes to more easily see their prey through the water, where it can use its pointy bill to stab or grasp prey.
Loon & Wave
Loon & Wave Of course, on a holiday weekend the boats make more waves than usual for Loons on the water. The heavy traffic did not seem to bother this Loon. It, very skillfully, stayed out of the main travel paths for powered watercraft. Still, an occasional wave made for a nice background.
Never Enough Lilies
Never Enough Lilies Tonight’s walkabout uncovered beautiful Lilies.
Lone Tree on a Lake
Lone Tree on a Lake What’s more independent than a lone tree presiding over a beautiful lake on a beautiful Independence Day weekend.
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