“Don’t shoot what it looks like. Shoot what it feels like.”
David Alan Harvey
“Photography is the beauty of life captured.”
Tara Chisolm
Another Ossining sunrise taken with my crappy cell and a little added enhancement!
For this challenge I chose three photographs that I have taken while hiking. The first denotes where vehicle travel ends and foot travel begins on a trail in Harriman State Park. The second and third were taken in Bear Mt. State Park along the Appalachian Trail.
“On the still waters of surrender, the reflections of clarity appears.”
-Bryant McGill
“The world is but a canvas to our imagination.”
-Henry David Thoreau
My daughter is taking a photography class as an elective in her high school and her most recent assignment was to capture “reflections.” So today we ventured out to Fahnestock State Park to Pelton Pond to look for some reflections on the water. Since I had to drive her there, I figured that I would bring my own camera to see what pictures I could get. Even though it was a cloudy day, I think these photos came out reasonably well.
Old farm machinery and tree(s).
“I have a therapist. Her name is nature.”
-Unknown
Today’s hike started a little on the dark and dreary side. When I left the house at just around 8 am, it was foggy and the temperature was 47 degrees. By the end of the hike the temp would rise to an extremely comfortable 64 degrees.
As I made my way through and around Ward Pound Ridge reservation, the skies cleared and a nice breeze took care of the bugs that had been had been feasting on my face.
Happy Hiking!!!
Hike #6-8.0-34.3
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.”
-Hal Borland
Two weeks ago the Weekly Photo Challenge was “Awakening” and it asked for photos that showed renewal. My original entry was a sunrise, and even though I would have like to entered one that showed nature being reborn after a long cold and snowy winter, it wasn’t quite ready. As you can see by this photo, the forsythia is blooming but the woods are still quite bare. We are finally starting to see some signs of spring!
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.”
-Hippocrates
For the second day this week we have had some superb hiking weather. If it could be like this all year round it would be awesome!
Happy Hiking!!!
Hike #5-5.1-26.3
“Hiking and happiness go hand in hand or foot in boot.”
-Diane Spicer
Monday April 23rd was probably the best day weather wise that we have had this year. With a temperature of around 60 with absolutely no humidity, a strong breeze and clear blue skies, it felt really good to be back out on the trail.
Happy Hiking!!!
Hike #4-4.9-21.2
“Every day is a new day. Don’t live in the past. Enjoy the now and make it count!”
-Unknown
“Don’t look back, you’re not going that way.”
-Unknown
I happened to look in the rear view mirror on my way to work this morning and I saw these clouds being bisected by the condensation trail of a jetliner. So of course I had to pull over and take a picture. Unfortunately I didn’t have my camera with me and I had to use my inferior cell phone camera. With that said, the two together with the sun slowly rising made for a beautiful sunrise.
“Happiness starts with a wet nose and ends with a tail.”
-Anonymous
“Dogs are not our whole lives but they make our lives whole.”
-Anonymous
One of my favorite things to do besides hiking is taking photos of my animals. We finally have a day with clear blue skies and a temperature hovering around 60 degrees. When it is as beautiful as this, our dog Jase knows that he will be able to partake in the warmth with us. He is quite the handsome fella!!!!
Our boy soaking up the sun!
The Zen Hiker 