Butterflies, Rippling Water, And So Much More

Friday, June 22, 2012

Walker Ranch Historic Landmark Park, Salado Creek Trail

Today's photos:

I'm not sure why, but I was a bit surprised by the number of butterflies fluttering about along the trail today. It seemed like everywhere I looked there was a butterfly waiting to be photographed. When I stopped to take a photo of the prickly pear cactus next to the purple flowers, as soon as I focused the lens, a butterfly landed on the flowers.

Also, I found the number of pools of water along the creek bed a bit surprising. Water remains a longer period of time in pools where the creek bed has eroded to solid limestone. Apparently, there is more exposed bedrock limestone in this section of Salado Creek than I was aware of previously.

The four "abstract" photos in this series are actually reflections of trees on one of these pools with the camera lens focused on the surface ripples on the water, not on the reflections. 

Gone Fishin'

Thursday, June 21, 2012

What better way to spend the first day of summer than to go fishing? While I was taking some photos at the weir dam at the confluence of the San Antonio River and San Pedro Creek yesterday, that is exactly what this snowy egret did:

Celebrating the Summer Solstice Along the River

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

San Antonio River, Mission Reach, Confluence Park Trailhead

Today's photos:

The San Antonio River seemed to me to be the perfect location for a walk to celebrate the summer solstice. The abundance of sunflowers currently in bloom along the river added a touch of symbolic significance.

It should come as no surprise, this is only about a third of the photos from today's walk. I will add the remainder to the long list of photos yet to be published. This set was edited specifically with the first day of summer in mind.