Even
though the sun seems to think it’s okay to sleep in and neglect its job of
warming the morning air, I still get up early a few times a week and go for a
walk.
One
morning last week I arrived at the river bridge when the sky was lighting up
with a glorious sunrise. I regretted the
only camera I had with me was my cell phone. Although it did a pretty good job
of capturing the moment.
On I
tramped, following the river road with my mind wandering about when I heard a
galloping sound. Well, of course I thought
it must be horses.
It
sorta looked like horses. But I pulled
out my cell phone and grabbed a fuzzy photo when I realized it was mooses not
horses.
Dang!
If I’d had my Nikon I most likely would have a clear photo of this momma and
her calf stopping to see what scared them out of the trees.
They
hurried off into the willows and disappeared down the river. I walked on and didn’t see anything else remarkable.
SO…this
morning when I decided to go along the same path, I grabbed my camera with the
zoom lens so I would be ready when I heard hoof beats.
The
big Hunter’s Moon had spent the whole night lighting up the sky and was heading
for bed.
By
the time I arrived on the bridge, the sun was painting the sky with another
brilliant sunrise. This time I could
capture the tip of the Grand Teton in Wyoming poking up just behind the Big
Hole Mountains.
I
got a few more shots of the sunrise and, as the sky grew a little lighter, I
carried my camera down the road where I’d seen the moose the week before.
The
pink sky reflected in the pond where a flock of Canada geese were taking a
break on their trip south.
More
geese were already up and on their way.
Only
gooses, no mooses, no hoof beats, not even any horses waited for me as I walked
down the road.
By
the time I turned for home the moon was settling down and giving up the day to
the sun. Yeah, even though I didn’t get
to shoot a moose or two, it had still been a good walk and a good start for the
day.
I loved your line about the moon heading for bed!!
ReplyDeleteSorry there were no moose for you but those moon shots are incredible.
ReplyDeleteYour moon photos are outstanding. I love the world you live in!
ReplyDeleteLinda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
Oh COOL! I miss the wild things living up here in the rain soaked asphalted hood...I have to create my our "wild"...Your photos are great! I like the sort of impressionistic mooses, ARTY! Realism is not as appealing so shoot on, with your phone, The photos are GREAT!
ReplyDeleteNo mooses here. But we have the moon! And last evening, at sunset, I saw over 20 turkeys in a field, scattered among giant round hay bales. You could have taken a fantastic picture of that.
ReplyDeleteOh, you lucky girl!!! No mooses here on my mountain, just lots of birdies, squirrels and the occasional deer.
ReplyDeleteYou get better wildlife photo ops than most of us will ever have! The mooses :) look like they're just out for a casual stroll. Hum-dee-dum...
ReplyDeleteYou live in a lovely area, and you capture the mood of your walk so well with your pictures and words! PS I wrote an answer in my blog comments re. the discarded dreams. Love that poem, btw.
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