An Awesome View of Life

Caught The wind was gale force along the Mississippi River after dinner tonight.  As usual I didn't dress warm enough so was moving pretty quick when I saw this tiny feather caught in the moss of a huge oak tree.  I set my camera on the macro setting and had my lens all but touching the feather.  I wanted only the feather to be in focus and think I accomplished that.   After a hellish day of tedious suit sewing it was great to get out for a walk and to take some photos.  It was well worth freezing nearly to death.

Multi-tasking... This mushroom was growing out of a knothole in the side of a tree.  Seems to be a busy year for mushrooms.  Love the details of the mushroom.  And I always love moss.

Point of view. Just a different view.  Love the little pebbles, tufts of grass and the moss.  The out of focus "big" background is pretty cool as well.

Everything. Even though I got eaten alive once again by the mosquitoes (I'm just so sweet and wonderful) I LOVE everything about this photo. All the textures -- the rough sidewalk, the soft moss, the crunchy leaves and the pebbled step.  All the colors are perfect. And the light and shadows add depth.  The focus point is exactly where I wanted it which adds to the love of this photo.  (:   Now maybe I can get that dang suit designed??  

Textures Or a bit of moss grows in between the front step and walkway.  (:  Just a bit of fun once the sun finally decided to make an appearance.

  Different but the same... The focal point of this nature framed photo was suppose to be the tree stump in the center.  But once the camera was up to my eye I knew the photo was about the depth of the scenery and the layers of color.   Here is a closer shot of the tree stump.  This photo was taken about 5 feet further up the path and I zoomed in a bit.  This tree stump was calling my name.  (:  Here is an extreme closeup.  The green of the moss, dried pine needles and last falls leaves.  No fairies though.  Not that I saw anyway. :) These woods were like a fairy land.  Everything was just starting to turn green, this beautiful pale green.  And there were still the colors of fall on the ground.  The contrast of colors was amazing.

  North side...

  Room with a view...   This is the view off of my balcony in Wisconsin Dells.  This is a hill that goes almost straight up.  Its pretty now with the bits of snow.  I can only imagine what it would look like once it is green again or red, orange and yellow in the fall.