Friedrich Wilderness Park, Forest Range > Juniper Barrens > Water And Connecting Trails

Today's photos:

Today my eye seemed to be attracted to the photographic elements of light, line and texture. With all the close-ups and macro photos, I'm tempted to label this series "abstract realism." The early autumn sunlight lends itself particularly well to a high contrast, stark affect.

Most of the walk was through the ashe juniper (more commonly known in South Texas as mountain cedar) thicket in the southeast corner of Friedrich Park, hence the trail name, Juniper Barrens. The "second spring" that I had described in Wednesday's post was as much in evidence today as it was along the Medina River earlier in the week.

The almost annual major late October cold front is supposed to blow through on Thursday dropping the temperatures even lower. Hopefully, it will bring more rain to sustain the new growth that has emerged over the past couple weeks.