Exploding cattails

 Found a field of exploding cattails in a wetland over by the Central High school.  The cattails in Lions Park were cut down long ago so it was fun to find these. This was on a 6 mile bike ride yesterday. Our temps are great - 74 yesterday- but windy which is no fun to ride against.

Low energy after riding 4 miles (hills and wind) had me stopping at Micky D's for an ice cream cone. Whoops, so much for exercising!

Flowers still!

Was surprised to see a few flowers still blooming in my small flowerbed two days ago. The above lily's foliage was mostly laying on the ground and there were several Pansies still blooming.  I didn't like all the dead around the Pansie, so photoshoped it. Not sure I like the change and  I put the original photo with the dead around the flower below. Your choice as to which you like best.

Train trestle on Cache la Pouder River

I usually refer to this river as the Pouder, but official name is Cache la Pouder and is also the same river as yesterdays water reflection post. As a photographer I have enjoyed shooting this train trestle and Kara and I noticed that the middle wood supports had been replaced with metal posts.

I also like taking photos of the wooden windmills, but those too are deteriorating and the new ones are make of metal.

Reflections and leaves

Fall tree reflections in the moving river and leaves.

Just a leaf

Season is changing. One lone aspen leaf.

And this is post 269.- Less than 3 more months to go with my year of posting photos.- Missed some days when I did not have internet in those beautiful places I was camped.

Aspen again

These were taken a week ago at Lake Owen.

Light

With this photo, the composition worked but the colors in it did not. Time of day shot? It was taken at high noon with  what I call tourist light and clouds kept interfering. Sometimes you photograph what you can where you are. I decided that I liked it better as a black and white.

Road trip to Owens Lake

Changing aspens in the mountains. Mary Lou and I went to Medicine Bow National Forest scouting new campsites for next year. Colors were great, sun was in and out and wind was blowing but was a great day.

The photo above I had good sun, and the one below, I couldn't stop the car and get out fast enough before the clouds muted the colors.

This is Owens lake and I the fish were jumping.

 This area had a lot of beetle kill and on the far side of the lake (not shown) was the remnants of a forest fire last year.  In other sections as we drove towards Rob Roy Res. there were pockets of green trees and no beetle kill. They were higher elevation.