Random Shots. September 5, 2009
Posted by littlebangtheory in Art and Nature.Tags: bear, nature, raspberries, reflections, scenic, swamp
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Life is ever changing, and I’m feeling myself swept up in currents which aren’t necessarily about blogging. If I’m scarce for a while, it might be that I’m busy consolidating my life, moving to a new place and diggin’ my favorite time of year.
I’m prejudiced, of course, being a Child of Autumn.
Here are a few shots from this past week.
Mount Negus on a typical morning, with the river rising up its flanks:
A Purple-flowering raspberry with Goldenrod and Spotted jewelweed:
Laurels at lakeside, taken earlier in the year:
A bear running from an unwitting pic-nicker:
…do you see the guy behind the tree? He just walked up from the river and surprised this yearling bear.
And lastly, a carpet of White wood asters surround a pic-nic table at Mohawk State Forest:
Gotta run – I have mountains of wild mushrooms to dispatch. I’ll let you know how that goes.
😉
Wild And Wooly! May 6, 2009
Posted by littlebangtheory in Art and Nature.Tags: bear, porcupine, reflection, vernal pool
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Took a quick run up Mount Negus this evening (well, part way up) to see if the vernal pool had anything interesting goin’ on. I was thinking along the lines of wildflowers or moss treasures, so I had Ziggy, my 50mm macro lens, on the camera.
Turned out there was something interesting going on, of the fur-bearing variety; but by the time I got changed over to my 400mm telephoto lens the wind had shifted, and all I got was the “Buh-Bye” shot:
So long, Ms. Bear. I’ll be back.
The wildflowers weren’t happening, but I got a shot of the pool, full and dark and deep:
And on the way out, this little guy munching happily away in a tree top:
“You cain’t awlways git what yew waaant…”
…but I’ll take it.
😉
Close Encounters Of The Furred Kind. October 26, 2008
Posted by littlebangtheory in Art and Nature.Tags: bear
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[I just changed the post title – don’t know how I came so close and didn’t see that one!]
Took a walk today, out to the Raycroft Overlook, of course with camera in tow.
Well a hundred yards from the van, I heard something in the woods to my left, and stopped.
There it was – a big ol’ bear. Evident only as patches of black appearing and disappearing in the thick brush to my left:
That black patch in the middle of the photo is the bear.
Yeah, I know, that’s feeble. I thought of trying to sneak up on him, but then I remembered what Momma done tol’ me.
So I watched it from fifty feet away for about fifteen minutes, ’till the wind shifted and he caught my scent:
He stood up, snuffled the air for a bit, then ambled off down over the drop. I thought about following him, for about two point three seconds. But I chose life.
Little Bang Theory 