images from the protected open spaces of marion
Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 6:59 PM today we were doing some clearing along the roadside at our property on olde meadow road. i have to put this on my come-back-later list, to see if all the fidleheads i saw there grow up and uncurl!!
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 9:50 AM i could not resist going to Sparrow's Mill when the rains of last weekend finally stopped :) i knew the stream would be flowing very fast!!
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 2:56 PM the rains have stopped, the wetlands are full, and i am enjoying perusing our newest 360 acres over in the northwestern corner. the stone walls in this area are still substantial and weave throughout these woods, a testament to the days when this was pastureland...
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 2:27 PM the marsh in march...not always neat and tidy, especially after repeated storms and astronomical high tides, but i always enjoy a tromp in the marsh :) yesterday afternoon the sky was overcast and the glowing sun occasionaly gave soft light through the clouds. all this was in advance of this weekend's hard rain. the tide was almost high so you can see how high the tides have been!
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 11:56 AM out and about again at last! i have been eager to explore the recently purchased area off the old railroad bed, and to put it all together in my mind with our previous Mahoney conservation restriction which we purchased with it and is adjacent to it. it is quite alot of forest!!
the sunlight spotted this tree for me.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 1:25 PM when the ice was still here i spent one late afternoon over by silvershell. the sunset was buried in the clouds but still it was spectacular with the ice...
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 1:59 PM this floating carpet of pine needles caught my eye yesterday in the wetlands in Radio Tower while we were clearing the trail...reminded me of the pine needles in ice shots i took at Kenney's Landing in the winter :)
Friday, August 14, 2009 at 9:31 AM do herons yawn? i don't know but this guy made no sound as he stretched his beak jaws...
Sunday, July 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM the osprey family is again in residence in the marsh at Peirson Woods. this is the nest which was rebuilt quickly after the pole came down in a storm in march 2008 just in time for the opreys seasonal return :)
Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 2:43 PM yesterday evening was low tide so i went heron hunting...looking for herons hunting for dinner :)
this was taken in the water - and from the water in my inflatable! - off Peirson Woods.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 10:08 PM an overcast day, but still very very green :)
every time i drive down creek road and see this view of Ludes Estuary i want to stop and explore it with the camera...today i finally had an opportunity to do exactly that...
Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 12:35 PM i find myself fascinated by the light and lushness of the wetland at this time of year...this pair of images were shot from almost the same spot although almost 3:00 apart (it takes time to move the tripod and reset everything!!).
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12:52 PM even though it was mid-day, or maybe because of that, being deep in the wetlands the light has a special glow to it...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 1:45 PM i stayed out exploring the woods and the stream until the rains came...lovely soft light and dampness to bring out the colors :)
i do love photogenic tree bark! and i found a tree that fascinated me...both these images are from the same tree, the edges are only imches apart...and weathered and aged so differently...
Monday, April 6, 2009 at 4:38 PM this morning being nicely overcast before the heavens opened and the thunder rolled i got out to shoot in the woods...and of course, a stream caught my eye! usually i make the time exposure longer to get that silky water flow, but this time i wanted to capture the patterns i was seeing in the fast moving flow.
Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 1:25 AM this is the main view as i leave...route 6 is about 20 yards further, hard to believe! standing here i can hear the traffic go by...
a few steps forward and a look down to the right and below...in the upper right is the main stream as it goes through on its way to aucoot cove and the bay.
and finally a shot to the left, up the feeder stream from the grassy bog area...
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 11:25 AM i love watching water flow :) i find it mesmerising...especially at this time of year when the streams are full and the flow is fast!
Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 2:53 AM of course, some things just caught my eye, like how this bubble formed here under the rock, had a cycle, and then another formed there.
Friday, March 20, 2009 at 2:25 AM i confess i really went to Sparrow's Mill to play with water shots :) this was the first image i took when i arrived at the stream's edge...
