Duck Pond on a Still Day

    Spotted: Kingfisher, Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer, woodpecker, meadowlarks, quail, Buffleheads, Loggerhead Shrikes, White-capped sparrows, Red-tailed hawk, crows. The image above is actually two images, one of the pond (lower half) and one borrowed from the other day (top half) with the nice cloud formations.

     The three trees are flooded when usually they stand in a nice, grassy peninsula. I hope they survive.

Higher ground on the peninsula, the two trees are loaded with berries.

A Line of Fall Trees

Oranges and Reds in My Garden

Of Fairways, Sunsets, and Strobes

Popped in the golf course to view the sunset.

Trees, upper clouds, and condensation trails add to the beauty.

      I place my camera and tripod with an eye to the bridge (seen at foreground) before I note the steeple in the distance, framed by the trees. It is a fortuitous happenstance. I hastily retrieve my long lens and make the photo shown above. 

    To my left, the halfway house still lit up with activity, stands underneath pink clouds. My smoky lens gives the image its hazy look.

     In this image (and I won't ask you to squint your eyes to see it), MyMrMallory's plane turns to left base as he lands on runway three five. I did not expect him home so soon, another fun serendipitous happenstance this evening. And HOW do I know it is his plane? It has strobes so bright that one could not miss him even from outer Space. His arrival added to my delight.

Wichita Mountains Sixty Miles Away

In the foreground, Lake Wichita, 

with Kemp Boulevard pointing toward the Wichita Mountains.

Unusually crisp day for a flight, with smooth air.

The Ponds with their Own Beauty

Four small trees along the bank.

Afternoon sun on cacti and pond.

A rainy year flooding the grasses. 

(We appreciate the increased moisture.)

Video of Flying the Grob

   

At my site, I posted a fun video I whipped up after I flew 

in the left seat with Gunther. Flying the Grob.

Lichen, Moss, Stone Art

Grob

I saw an interesting aircraft today. Interesting information about it at Wikipedia, Grob 120.

Wing tip with the fuselage in the background.

Flying into the sun.

Pilot Gunther flew from Canada to South America, then to Texas, returning to Canada.

A happy Uwe after landing.

Ibises

Glossy or White-faced, I asked Terry.

You can say glossy and you'd be half right, she said. 

Archer County.

Beaver at Work

Taking a close look at the base of this tree, 

I noted that a beaver has gnawed around its trunk.

Bluejay's Bird Bath

Ready to jump in the water.

Splashing.

Resting.

Splashing.

Cattle on Farm to Market 1177

On Floyd Street in Burkburnett

A horse with a blanket under a tree.

A tree at Freeman Park.

Red Grasses on the Ridge

Lisa and Duck Lakes Views from the West

Bird list at the lakes: Hooded Merganser, Killdeer, Red-winged Blackbirds, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Redheadeds, scaups (need to verify), crows, mockingbirds, cardinals, sparrows, meadowlarks, Red-tailed hawks, Greater-yellowlegs, doves. 

Hooded Merganser Hiding

Great Blue Heron in Flight

Fall Tree at Lamar Baptist

Friberg-Cooper Church

Texas Historical Marker about Friberg-Cooper Church.