Cardinal

Common birds, but I actually don't have too many shots of them. I saw this bird on Sunday morning after a walk through Spring Creek Forest Preserve.

Caddo Lake State Park

We took a short trip to Caddo Lake State Park last weekend. The weather was pretty nice on Saturday, just a bit cold in the morning. It was a beautiful sunrise.



Some Cypress knees.



Cypress and moss.



A Cypress with beaver teeth marks. In certain areas, all the Cypress trees were eaten like this. The park manager told me he thought it was beavers. I don't know what else it could be.



A few folks were doing some canoeing.



The entrance to the trail system.



And a couple shots of an unidentified bird. (I'll update as soon as I know)





It was a fun trip and I can't wait to get back in the springtime. Here's the full set on flickr.

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Sunset

The sunset last night was amazing. I should have walked inside the house & got my D70. And moved away from the power lines.



Watch out for the Harley rider.



Okay, here's one in focus but still in very low light.



Have a nice weekend. We are headed to Caddo Lake State Park. Maybe I'll get some decent pics. It won't be this sunny, but maybe I can get some decent scary looking black & white pics.

Spring Creek Workday

Last Saturday I went to a workday at Spring Creek Forest Preserve. I've blogged about the preserve before and that's where 90% of my nature pictures last year came from. I was a few minutes late & not prepared for work. It ended up being more of an education & walk, with a few folks doing some real work towards the end. I personally just took pictures & provided moral support. Next time I plan to bring my gloves & get dirty. They are planning a big event the 1st Saturday of March to clear about a 1/4 back to prairie. They will need help, so if you are interested just visit the website for details or show up early on March 4th.

Jim Varnum and a burr oak. (Quercus macrocarpa)


Below J. Rubrecht chops down some privet!


The full set is here.

The preservation society has a website with directions to the preserve.

Porkchops or Briskets

Just browsing the SFA Math website & ran across this picture of one of my old professors. I don't think you can call these pork chops. I would say they are closer to briskets.



Maybe he thinks he's Leonardo?

Happy 2006!

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Soler Arrested

According to the DMN the grafitti artist Soler was arrested. I mentioned him here last March.