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Walking through the fog

Jonathan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:07 +0000

Some people find fog dreary and depressing. I’ve always been fascinated by it.

When I left work for lunch today, the fog looked so amazing, that I decided to grab my camera, and take a walk on the park and pleasure drive behind the college.

It was the best lunch break I’ve had in a while.

Footprints in the frost

Jonathan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:55:41 +0000

Taken near the shore of Lake Wingra.

Hoarfrost

Jonathan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:42:55 +0000

I woke up this morning to find hoarfrost beautifully covering all the plant life in the neighborhood.

After a few cups of coffee, I grabbed my camera and headed over to Olbrich Park.

As I walked through the park, there were amazing scenes everywhere I turned. I took almost 200 pictures in about an hour and a half.

Sometimes, the hoarfrost was so thick, it looked like the plants had sprouted white fur.

What an incredibly gorgeous morning.

An open letter to Mother Nature

Jonathan — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:42:21 +0000

Dear Mother Nature,

Thank you for all the snow over the past several weeks. It really does makes everything look beautiful. Unfortunately, I am beginning to run out of places to put it when I shovel my driveway.

Would you mind holding off on the snow for a while, say maybe until some of it melts? That would be great. Thanks.

Your friend,
Jonathan

Bridge over still water

Jonathan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:25:19 +0000

Taken at Olbrich Gardens in Madison.

Along the boardwalk

Jonathan — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:29:44 +0000

Last Sunday I went for a hike at Cherokee Marsh. When I got to the section of trail that has a boardwalk, I couldn’t help but focus on the old, weathered boards.

Wooded sunset

Jonathan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:54:27 +0000

Oak tree at dusk

Jonathan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:42:59 +0000

A few days ago I was out hiking late in the afternoon. Heading back to my car as the sun was going down, I passed this bare oak tree. When I looked up, I was struck by the silhouette of its crooked branches against the darkening sky.

Funny how a casual glance up on the way home, can turn into the best sight of the afternoon.

Carpet of leaves

Jonathan — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:58:16 +0000

Almost all of the leaves are down from the trees in my yard. That’s always kind of a depressing moment for me. With the leaves down, that means the hours of daylight are getting less and less everyday.

While I do love autumn, and enjoy the experience of the four seasons here in Wisconsin, the ever encroaching “season of darkness” is my least favorite time of the year.

You know that season… It’s dark when you get up. It’s dark when you get home from work. Most of the plant life looks kind of brown and grey. And usually there isn’t any snow on the ground yet to brighten things up.

But enough of the negativity. At least I’ve got pictures of this colorful carpet of leaves, as a reminder of warm weather from days past, and time spent outside.

Prairie grass

Jonathan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:39:06 +0000

Taken while hiking through Cherokee Marsh.