A Hike Along The Vermilon River. A Post to SWF

The skies on this hike were a deep blue and the clouds were stratus. Certainly not promising rain. But last night, nature came through with a gentle rain that lasted well into the mourning. You could almost hear the earth suck it up. The rest of the photos are various river scenes, but from different angles than I have posted before.

Clear Skies

Showing more clouds

Sky and River to the North.

River To the South.

Rock Face

I have shown this rock face before,but not from this angle. The raspberries were really sweet although I think something had beaten me to most of them. I had mentioned in an earlier post the existence of a domestic rose bush on the forest trail. I only got one photo of the flowers this year, and even then it's a little past its prime. The bush is huge and seems to have adapted to its environement. I included the waxwings who are around because of the numerous pin cherry bushes.

Dandelion Family

Wild Raspberries.

Wild Rose.

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

Chipmunk.

The dogs are a different story. They belong to a woman named Gloria who rescues them and either finds them homes or keeps them. She also catches the local bus and tours the upper town with dog biscuits to visit the chained dogs, and if they look improperly cared for, she starts the rescue. Quite a few locals who qualify according to Gloria's rules have her dogs. The black guy who is both a ham and extremely friendly is I think hers now permanently, while the retreiver is new. They've just been in the river cooling off. A post to SWF @ http://skyley.blogspot.com/

Retreiver

Loves having his picture taken.

Pretty Isn't she?

Monochromatic River Scenes of The Vermilon River-A Post to Watery Wednesday.

f16, 1/125 EC-.67, 55mm.



f8 1/500EC-.67step 55mm.

I think landscape photography is supposed to depict the scene as I see it and perhaps, only perhaps, as it really is. What I'm showing here, or maybe what I see is a rugged terrain with hard rock and cold water, set in a forbidding gray light; yet the snow highlights it and brightens it over all, as does the barely visible green of the trees;so, in a sense it warms it.

I'm also still trying to deal with a gray winter sky which we get often,and which I rather like. By the way rock outcroppings or little islands are common in the Vermilon. The river, in a rather laid back, but relentless manner just flows around them gradually, wearing them away, at the sametime making small quiet lakes, perfect for wildlife.

A Post to Watery Wednesday.