Mossy – Piney Creek Wilderness – Day Two.
Nature
Indian paintbrush – Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or prairie-fire. 2 pictures
Snow, moss, and leaves – Seen on the Mary Hollow Trail.
Leaves.
Not what you want to find in the house – Brown Recluse Spider. It got a bit mangled meeting its demise.
Pipevine Swallowtail (Blue Swallowtail) – Battus philenor. 3 pictures
2017 Total Solar Eclipse Backpacking Trip – Our plans for viewing the eclipse were to go backpacking and watch the eclipse from the Mark Twain National Forest Trip write-up: Ten-minute read, 17 pictures
White-Marked Tussock Moth – (Orgyia leucostigma) 2 pictures
Black and White picture, with some of the leafy clutter removed. The roots of our two backyard trees occasionally break the surface. When they grow too high the mower trims off the top, producing these interesting patterns as they try to heal.
The roots of our two backyard trees occasionally break the surface. When they grow too high the mower trims off the top, producing these interesting patterns as they try to heal.
Cheddar Gorge with parking. 2 pictures
Fall at Pomme de Terre Lake, Missouri – The Fall color has really come along the past couple of weeks. 3 pictures
I was hoping for another really stunning sunset, it wasn’t to be. It was pretty but not a really knock you off your feet affair. I was also hoping to catch some fish, and that wasn’t to be either…I had a couple of bites, but I was late striking and missed them. The good news …
Another Short Hike on the Silver Trail at Busiek. 17 pictures
An Afternoon Hike at Compton Hollow Conservation Area – Our first hike in a long time. 18 pictures
One of my favorite pictures from this afternoon’s hike.
Spot the octopus – After watching this video the best summary of my thoughts is: ‘perplexed’. Video: 4½ minutes
Old man’s beard on the trees at the edge of the bluff
A picture from last weekend’s backpacking trip. We were checking out a stock pond to see if it might provide drinking water. The pond was not only quite large, but also surrounded by cattails which had started to break apart and seed.
We spent a long weekend backpacking in Hercules Glades. The highlight being an afternoon resting and enjoying the spring sunshine on top of a 260 ft. bluff overlooking Beaver Creek. 29 pictures