A sky departure
Last weekend we, with a group of friends, all went to a nearby mountain top (about 40 minutes away) where Elk are frequently spotted. We went right around sun-down, and were not disappointed! Our house is situated in a community called "Elk Valley" and apparently Elk used to be quite a nuisance here. They have since been hunted to the point of no longer calling this their home. It was wonderful to go and see a variety of Elk at this viewing area.
You can see the fall colors starting to show their splendor too.
There were several bull Elk. We even got to see a bull fight – horns clashing, dust flying and all. I couldn’t capture a non-blurry shot of the event (it was getting pretty dark) but the experience was awesome.
When I turned around to face the west, the sunset was stunning.
The colors were HOT but the air was refreshingly cool. A very nice contrast.
This is about the time of the bull fight. My camera (with the current lens and unskilled photographer) couldn’t capture anything below the skyline.
For good measure, and to make this post complete, here’s your Gredemeer pond fix:
This was taken just this morning (Wednesday). You can see a small inkling of the amazing color that’s going to grace us very soon. It’s been a bit rainy, which makes the colors more vivid, I think. Lovely fall weather. If it weren’t such a short season, I think fall would be my all time favorite. But fall is the pre-winter season, and cold is not my favorite thing, really.
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