A Walk in the Woods

Today was simply a beautiful day with temps around 40 degrees. About 3 miles form here is a place that you can park your car and take a walk through the woods. The trail follows the Trego Flowage and is easy to walk. The advantages of walking in the woods this time of year, are #1 - NO TICKS or Mosquitoes; #2 The tress are bare so you can see more of the scenery; #3 40 degrees is perfect for walking. There is still plenty of snow on the ground, but the trail is very easy to walk on. I didn't see very many animals, except these squirrels who were enjoying themselves. (I can't upload a couple of the pictures I took, because lets just say it is spring and the squirrels had a smile on their faces. This is a family friendly blog page.)
All I know is that walking in the woods is a perfect time to talk with my Lord and share my heart with Him. Just me and God and a few squirrels. So if you get the chance, head for the woods and spend some time with the Creator. Enjoy all He has blessed us with here in the North Woods.

I'll Fly Away!!!

Tonight we had a camera club in Spooner. Before the club I took a trip out to the experimental farm east of town. In the fields there must have been well over 100 geese walking and honking. I took 70 - 80 pictures of them on the ground and taking off. All I know is that I had to shoot fast and ask questions later. Not all the pictures were usable, but several were. Here are a few that I adjusted and decided to save. The song "I'll Fly Away" comes to mind when I look at these majestic (and messy) birds.

March Birds

Yesterday I was driving west on Highway E when I noticed a tom turkey in the field. I drove a little ways and then turned back to see if he was still there - he was. This year I have seen all kinds of hens but this is one of the first tom's I saw. I was able to take a few pictures of him before he darted out into the road. You can see by the picture that he almost did not make it. Fortunately the truck stopped just short of hitting him. Seeing it is almost spring, I also assume that it is mating season. maybe that is why he is so confused.
Later that night I saw some geese in the same field. They were not so easy to take pictures of. I had to walk into the field, wade through snow and mud to get near enough to shoot. This must be mating season for them as well. No matter how much noise I made or how close I got they just walked around honking at each other ignoring me. The honking worked because it wasn't long before a few other geese flew in to join the party.
Whether it is geese or turkeys, God instills a timing system (and mating urges) that is totally amazing.
A side note: The other day we had a grave side service for a dear lady in the Twin Cities. I read from 1 Thessalonians 4 where it talks about Jesus coming back and that when He does the Trumpet of the Lord will sound. In the background were a few geese that just "happened to" blow their trumpets as I was talking. It wasn't the Trumpet of the Lord, but it was amazing timing and a good relief in a time of sorrow.

The Negative Side of Photography

Tonight I was playing around with a few pictures I took of the swamp in Earl. In the original color they are quite beautiful in themselves. Then when they are changed to Black and white or even made into a negative the whole image changes. Sometimes it even seems fairly bizarre or weird. let me know if you like the negative and Black and white photos or are they over the edge? I am glad that we don't normally see things in Black and White. Praise God for letting us see in color.

Winter River Pictures

The Namekagon River is not far from here and there is a trail follows the river that is absolutely beautiful. I have walked the trail a few times and taken a few pictures. Because today was so nice, I decided to see how the trail was in the winter time. It was a quiet time of praying and taking pictures of the river and the trail. I even went off the trail and walked (carefully) down the hill to the river. I found a walking stick that helped this old man move along. I took over 100 pictures, but chose these 5 to post, after I adjusted them in Paint Shop Pro. Even in the winter time, the river is amazing. What a mighty God and Creator we have. I can take the pictures, But Gos is the real artist. The one I really like is the Black and White one of the woods. Which one do you like?