Sometimes it is worth stopping and looking at the wonder of life before wandering on past the beauty of it all.
In the late afternoon of a beautiful fall day, a couple of hours before sunset, with the sun shining in through the trees at a low angle, the vibrant colour just stands out and calls you to take a closer look.
Now if you shift your gaze from the treetops to the carpet at your feet, you may want to kick the dirt off of your feet and avoid damaging this unique carpet.
There are so many forms of lichen plants. I think this variety is a White Bone Lichen.
The secret to this life is the sunlight.
Doug, so beautiful! And the white stuff– I’m used to visiting Denver, where sudden snowstorms not uncommonly fall on fresh spring flowers. So from a distance, I thought immediately of patches of snow! But now you’ve indicated it’s something growing, lichens. Thanks for the virtual hike!
Hi Kebba, the snow appeared about a week later.
I always love your posts, your images, and your descriptions! Today makes me want to go out and do more hiking! I am going to get out and relax like that more often.
Have you posted the equipment you shoot with? I would love to know!
Thanks!
Hi Paul. I appreciate your comments which invite a dialogue. The photos in this post were “shot” with a Canon. It is called a Canon because it is so heavy. It is an older model T4i with a Sigma 18-200 Zoom lens. I use Adobe Lightroom Classic to reduce the size of the images to less than two Meg for reasonable page loading speed.
A lot of my other photos have been captured with older iPhones (4 or 7)
Beautiful pictures, Doug! Here, in Western New York, we have snowdrops. I haven’t seen any other flowers yet. But my friend has heard the sounds that blue spotted salamanders have made. You’ll probably see them in vernal pools. It is a special time of year.
Hi Alice,
These photos are from November 10 of last year. The snow arrived about a week later to cover them up for the winter.
I am not familiar with the spotted salamander but friends here have been commenting on their snow drops this spring.
Love the colours, Doug. They are beautiful photos as all yours are. I love the golds and browns and greens as well. I went tripping through the series. Would you mind if I use some of your photos for reference in my painting? I always give credit.
Hi Lily Yes you may use the images you see on my blogs. Thanks for your comments.