Nature and Landscape Photography, Photographic Journal of Biblical and Poetic Expressions
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014
When the Sand Blows
The wind was so strong the sand was blowing across the sand dunes down the beach. The sand is very fine and my hair and face was covered.
A Chilly First Day of November
It was a very windy and chilly November 1st on the beach. I did not expect this colder climate so soon. This was the stages of a November morning sunrise.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Big Bay Lighthouse
Big Bay Lighthouse was converted into a Bed and Breakfast Inn and stands on a tall bluff
over a rocky point near Big Bay, Michigan, approximately 24 miles northwest of Marquette on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The grounds are beautiful but you will need a defense against the attack of black flies. Thousands of black flies swarmed around us the entire time. It was miserable fighting them off my face, arms and back. When we got in the car, 100's flew into the car and it took a lot of swatting their bloody bodies all over the windows and dashboard and strong winds to get rid of them. I had at least 50 bites so I do not recommend this bed and breakfast during the summer months when black flies thrive. Mosquitoes hatch everywhere there's standing water. Black flies bedevil campers and hikers along Lake Superior, especially in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Black flies are hardest to avoid, since they attack the face and are nearly invisible except when they multiple in the thousands then you see a black cloud following you!
Eagle Harbor Light House
When we visited this lighthouse, it was a very chilly and windy day. The doors were difficult to open and when I did, the wind slammed the door against the building and I had a hard time closing the door. You could hear the wind slamming against the building and the windows were making crackling sounds. I kept reminding myself it was a lighthouse and would be strong enough to handle the wind gusts. Eagle Harbor Light is a working lighthouse at Eagle Harbor, in Keweenaw County in the state of Michigan
Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge
This covered bridge is still a functional bridge for traffic. It was built in 1840's by a freed slave and bridge builder Horace King (1807-1885) and it is the oldest and longest wooden bridge in the state of Georgia. We drove through it and it was sturdy even though there was grass growing within the rails and some large nails were loose in several wooden planks. It is located in Meriwether County, Georgia.
Southern Memories Pine Valley
These photos were taken in August across from Callaway Country Store when the weather was warm and sunny and flowering trees were still blooming. Memories of summer to keep me warm in a chilly November day.
Friday, October 31, 2014
Under the Crescent Light - Birds in Flight
Poem from a "Thousand Mornings" by Mary Oliver who is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose body of work is largely filled with imagery of the natural world.
THE FIRST TIME PERCY CAME BACK
'The first time Percy came back
he was not sailing on a cloud.
He was loping along the sand as though
he had come a great way.
"Percy," I cried out, and reached to him—
those white curls—
but he was unreachable. As music
is present yet you can't touch it...
And now you'll be telling stories
of my coming back
and they won't be false, and they won't be true,
but they'll be real."
And then, as he used to, he said, "Let's go!"
And we walked down the beach together."
Excerpt from "A Thousand Poems" by Mary Oliver
The Morning Crescent Light: Waves and Patterns
At the different stages of the sunrise, light reflects through the clouds with shades of pink or orange hues.
Daily Walks - Sunrise Crescent Beach
This mornings walk at Crescent Beach, I had the pleasure of seeing the different stages of a cloudy sunrise. It was a magnificent view and the photos do not come close in capturing the beauty of the morning.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Lightening Under the Trees
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Autumn Trees and a Swing Providence Canyon
These are a few of the trees near the Welcome Center at the park. There is an old swing out front near the walkway.
Autumn Providence Canyon Floor
Monday, October 27, 2014
Cheaha Mountain in Early Fall
Cheaha Mountain is the highest mountain in Alabama so I decided to drive my mother through the back roads for her to see the country side. Cheaha Moutain is part of the Talladega Mountain Range, a final southern segment of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is located close to the town of Delta which we could not tell if it was just a barn and a small church that made up the town.
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