On Chris LoCurto’s blog today is a post by me! Chris’s blog is about “leadership, finances and the occasional random thought”, which is where I fit in as a guest poster. Visit, leave a comment if you’re so inclined, and browse through his past year of really interesting posts!
Here is the second half of yesterday’s post about the excursion on foot in the bottom of Lake Kaweah. I worked pretty hard at finding things of interest down there – hope you enjoy them!
I was glad we had this road to walk on because those cockleburs are horrible.
That’s a bald eagle!
There is the dam and the spillway and the tower in the distance. This is a large lake, especially if you are in a canoe or on foot.
It is cloudy in Three Rivers and further up canyon . . . is it snowing? We sure do need some.
We walked back up along this split off section of the Kaweah River. I think it is remarkable that these willows survive when a good portion of their lives is spent fully submerged.
Look! A turtle!
I just knew we would have to go crashing through the cockleburs to get back to the road.
Cockleburs everywhere!
Horrid little things
The green is mustard. Normally the distant hills are green this time of year. We really need rain.
This California artist is praying for rain. Are you?
2 Comments
Hi Cabinart/Jana,
Wow, what beautiful color progressions in that last photo here. The smooth-rubbed stones also grabbed my attention. So many cool analogies.
Jennifer Dougan
http://www.jenniferdougan.com
Thank you, Jennifer! It really was difficult to find good photos down there. It is fully submerged for much of its life, so everything has a dusty, barely-surviving look to it. Those “smooth-rubbed stones” are a result of many years of rushing water and they do look wonderful in certain types of light. The persistence of those cockleburs could probably be an entire posting full of metaphors!
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