~Earth and Sky~
_John Muir
My wife and I were vacationing in Idaho. It was raining so hard I could barely see the road. We came upon a small town with a cemetery near the edge of it. My wife noticed the rainbow and excitedly told me to pull over and grab my camera. We sprinted across the field, knowing that the Rainbow wouldn't last for long. I think I shot three or four frames before the rainbow slowly disappeared. We didn't find a leprechaun with a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but we had a great time.
Not my usual photography subject, as I usually try to get as far away from civilization as I can. I've wanted to photograph Seattle at night for years. On the drive over I could see Mt. Rainier with some high clouds, so I was really hoping for a nice sunset with a view of Rainier, however atmospheric haze foiled my plan but it was pretty nice to see the city lights. The photographers were out-numbered 20 to 1 with people using their cell phones. Times have sure changed.
As I was walking out the door underneath my deck to throw the ball for our dog Brandy, I noticed this spiderweb with the sun illuminating it, I sprayed the web with water to highlight it, and found a leaf. in our front yard. Although it turned out, I wanted to try it with a larger leaf, and to get the small water droplet, just before it fell from the tip of the leaf. My wife Ardys is pretty resourceful. She found the perfect orange leaf to compliment the spiderweb.
Just as we pulled into Palouse Falls to set up camp, My wife noticed the rainbow and excitedly told me to grab my camera. I sprinted to a perfect vantage point knowing that the Rainbow wouldn't last for long. I shot three or four frames before the Rainbow slowly dissapeared. I think I shot three or four frames before the rainbow slowly disappeared.
If you were to look at a cross section of this tree, you would see the tree trunk is made up of a series of concentric rings. Since a living tree adds one growth ring each year, you can determine the age of the tree by counting the number of growth rings. A core sample taken from this triple twist tree, showed it to be at least 1,350 years old. " A sign a few feet from the tree read." This tree died around 1950. The sign had a image that showed a few precarious green leaves hanging on for life.
~Breaking Through~ This was our last night camping in Montana. I noticed the sun beaming through the Aspens. Later that evening the four of us were enjoying some good conversation around the campfire when fifty feet into these trees a Wolf was skirting our campsite. He disappeared into the darkness howling and barking.