Indian Creek 2011, Part Two

Indian Creek is the forest and the bluff and the creek and an unique experience which I've enjoyed. This year, it was very clear that the area definitely has been hit by storms. You can see the erosion on some of the trails from rain runoff.


Canyons in a Trail?

Along the trail, another great tree had fallen. I find it amazing how the roots just pick the topsoil clean off the underlying rock.


Roots and Dirt

Standing for Perspective

In the second shot, I asked for Sandra to stand by the root system to give you, the viewer, perspective into how huge the root system is on this fallen tree.

A little bit further down the trail is a rather idyllic spot to view a slow stretch of the creek. I had photographed this last year, but still felt compelled to snap a few more shots.


The Surface of Things

Most of the photos I post can be clicked in order to view larger images with more detail. Click the above snapshot and you will be sent to the photo's page on ImageShack where you can see a 1200x1800 sized version.

Sometimes with a scene like this, I think how someone else might see it or may put it into art--perhaps an impressionist might paint this:


Impression of Reflections

I just love the reflection of the trees on the creek's surface. Even the original image has a very impressionistic quality to it with the blur of the foreground and the softness of the lines on the water.


Reflections on the Creek

While there were some differences from last year, the creek remained a constant. Another constant were the green insects which I learned were six-spotted tiger beetles.


Beetle on a Trunk

I read a little about the green beetle on Wikipedia. It appears that the beetle is fond of trails. The fact that I saw many beetles particularly later on Trillium would seem to support that statement.

Near the end of the Indian Creek trail, I caught one last treat partially obscured.


Butterfly