This tree is so funny! Like a sentinel watching over the park.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
May 24 - Bears
Oh look what I found outside my door!
Okay... they were out my door and a 40 minute drive south to the Chahinkapa Zoo in Whapeton, ND! I had to shoot through dirty plexiglass, but I think it turned out pretty well despite that!
These guys are eating very large, very frozen fish.
May 23 - No bees....
I went all over today to try and get a photo of a bee. I couldn't find even one! So, guess you'll have to look at more flowers.
I'm on a mission to find a bee though.
May 20 - Peacocks
Wow, I don't think any explanation is needed here! What amazingly beautiful creatures.
May 18 - Nesting
This photo kind of makes me think of those 'Where's Waldo' books!
This is a duck nesting in some dense underbrush. Can you see her?
(The orange thing at the bottom is where someone has thrown her a hamburger bun)
May 17 - More blossoms!
You should see the burst of color that has erupted everywhere! We went from blinding white snow to brown muddy river water and now to this!
It wakes up the soul and everything around here is chirping and bursting with life!
May 16 - Blossoms!!! (132/365)
We had a blizzard just a month ago! The weather here can be so extreme. It is one of the things I love about this area. It keeps things exciting and constantly changing.
The air is ripe with the scent of all of the blossoms! I can't help but stand and inhale deeply every time I step outside. It is so beautiful!
The greens are so green! The blue sky goes on forever and the rainbow of color is astonishing. What a beautiful area I live in.
May 15 - Turkeys
Within a mile of my house there are two ponds and a river. I live in a fairly large city, however, I'm kind of on the outskirts. Not as far into the country as I'd like to be, but far enough out that I get to see wildlife like this!
There is a herd of turkeys that live south of I-94 and tend to hang out on Cheyenne street. I'd like to get some pics of the tom all strutting his stuff. Every time I see him out there all ruffled up, I don't have my camera with me!
May 14 - Goose
Tired of the geese and ducks yet? I saw a deer yesterday, but she was way too quick for me to get a photo of. So, I guess you're stuck with more geese!
This one made me laugh. He was very curious and I think it really shows in this photo.
(PS The water behind him isn't blue because the water here isn't blue! LOL It is all a muddy brown. It's odd to those of us that grew up with the amazing clear water of the Rockies!)
May 13 - Birds
Well, it's been a long winter and now spring has finally arrived. This little guy swooped in and was stealing bread crumbs lol
May 12 - Lamp Post
Once again I was drawn to the Main Avenue bridge (also known as Veterans Memorial Bridge). The flooding is so apparent and startling there.The first photo here I took around April 28th at the height of the flooding. As you can see, the top of the street lamps is barely visible over the water. Yes, those are actual street lamps. There is a road 30 feet down!!
There is a really nice bike path down there too.The water as begun to recede and now you can see that lamp post again. The flood waters have caused it to lean. This is the same lamp as the first photo! You can now see the sidewalk that goes from the bridge down to the road and bike path below. Before, all of this was under water so you couldn't really see it.
You also can't see the inches of gooey, smelly silt that has been left behind. Even as much as the water has gone down, we are still at flood stage. You still can't see the road that is normally there.
May 11 - Flood waters are receding
Wow, what a difference! I posted a few weeks back with a photo from the Main Avenue bridge looking over towards the Fargo Tower (Big brown building). At that time the water was over 40 feet deep and way past flood stage. (See photo 1) As you can see the water is up to the stairs and they have built a dike to help hold the water back. You can't really tell in the first photo where the dike is, because you don't know what isn't normally there.
However, if you look at todays photo, you can really tell. See the pick up truck in the second photo? That road was closed in the first photo as there was a huge wall of dirt there to help hold back the water. You'll also notice that the stairs are once again visible.
Photos just can't do it justice. The mind boggling amount of water that flows through here is very difficult to describe.... even with photographs. The photos just can't seems to really grasp the immense amount of water and the power behind it.
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