The San Antonio River, Eagleland Reach, The Final Walk of 2011

Friday, December 30, 2011

Today's photos:

This blog began back in May of this year with a walk of the Museum Reach of the San Antonio River upstream from downtown San Antonio. I really can't explain why, but it seemed fitting to end this year of 2011 with a walk today of the Eagleland Reach of the river downstream of downtown. This series of photos truly is a fitting celebration of life for the New Year.

Happy New Year, y'all!

A Frequently Asked Question

Thursday, December 29, 2011

This bird, I think it's a hermit thrush but I'm not certain of my id, landed on the walkway in front of me while I was on my Friday, December 16 walk along the San Antonio River:

It was only a few feet in front of me. If I would take a few steps closer to it, it would fly a little further down the walk, but didn't fly off until I lowered the camera and stopped taking its photo. Which brings me to what, by far, has been the question I am most frequently asked since I began this blog: "Do the animals you photograph pose for you the way it appears in the photos?"

All I can say is that from a very young age I have always had the ability to interact with animals in a very personal, direct way. When I was in high school, there was a squirrel that would eat nuts out of my hand. Now there is a grackle that will fly into the yard whenever I walk out the backdoor that will let me come within an arms length to get whatever food I have for it.

So, I think it best to leave it up to you to decide whether or not the animals I photograph are actually posing for my camera.

John James Park, Salado Creek Bed Dirt Trails

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Today's photos:

If one takes the time to walk down the slope from the upland dirt trail into the Salado Creek bed trail on the eastern edge of John James Park, one enters a magical riparian woodland. The photos tell the story.