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March 27, 2006
The Arboretum Project Week Twelve
Panorama 3-26-06
I forgot to upload the pictures! Can you believe I forgot? Just too much on my mind, I guess.
It's because I changed my routine on Sunday. Normally, I take the pictures late afternoon and then spend the evening editing and uploading. For some reason, though, this week I went out much earlier. (Maybe I got up earlier. At this point, I really don't remember.) Then, after the earlier picture taking, I came home and started my spring cleanup of the yard because it really needs to be done and because the weather was cooperating. After that, I came in and edited the pix, then went to dinner. By the time we got home, I'd forgotten all about them.
So here they are, a day late, but the deal was to take the pictures every Sunday, not necessarily to make them available.
Age'd
Below the Berm
Berries
Budding
Hillside Panorama
Hipped
Irises
Upper Lake
Life Finds a Way
Looking Up
Memories
Mirroring
Rosebudding
Over the Hill
Trinity
Three More
Palouse 03-26-06
Preening
Pussy Willows II
Sap II
Sap III
Sap IV
Together
Trees
I learned a lesson yesterday in being aware of your surroundings. Ever since I first saw a turtle in the lower lake last spring I've wanted to capture one on film. But no such luck.
Until yesterday.
Standing on the bank of the upper lake, taking pictures of koi. They were surface feeding, so I got some shots of mouths out of the water. I started to move to the next school and heard a splash. I looked for the source and saw a small round shape scooting away under the water.
Dammit. It had been less than ten feet from me. I could have kicked myself for my inattention. Instead, though, I asked with my entire heart, nay, my entire being, to please get the chance to see a turtle again and actually photograph it before the project was over. As in, sometime before next January.
Five minutes later, I was further along the bank when I noticed what looked like the end of a stick in the water. I saw a flash of red. And I knew I had another turtle. I must have watched it lazily float around, head out of the water, but nothing else, for ten minutes. Eventually, it headed over to a rock. That's when I snapped this photo.
Turtle
Also, yesterday's weather demonstrated that we are, indeed, in the middle of March. Several times while I was out in the arboretum snow fell from a clear sky. Below is the last picture I snapped yesterday. Scroll up to compare it with the first.
Sudden Onset Snowstorm
Posted by sally at March 27, 2006 08:12 PM
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