What did you get up to today?

[Candice]

That's so beautiful, Phil!!

[philbach]

Thanks, Candice.  The Park is within walking distance of where I live. 

[schen]

Phil,

That is a beautiful drone shot! I didn't know there was such a park before.
I just looked it up. It is a new state park, by that I mean it opened after I left Wisconsin.

[philbach]

Thanks Schen.  When I was a kid it was privately owned.  They used to have a full time guard and dog providing security.  It was always exciting to sneak in and have a dip in the quarry.  Best not to get caught I might add. I think it was converted into a park around 2009.  I enjoyed your photos as well.  Coming to Wisconsin from Pittsburgh along I-80 and the skyway show scenes like you so nicely captured.

[Shadow]

Phil and Schem, wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing!

[schen]

There is an abundance of acorns in our area this year. It turned out, that this is a "Mast Year." Because acorns are nutritious and favored by many animals (including humans), most of the acorns are consumed by them. Once in a few years, the oaks produce a massive amount of seeds and some of them will be left to germinate after all the animals are satisfied.

The picture below was taken from a mulch-paved trail under a hundred-year-old White Oak tree. Three weeks after they fell, there are still many left.

[philbach]

Very Nice Schen.  Interesting what you can see if you will just take the time to look for it.  Around here there are a lot of apple trees and the deer have a great time feeding on the apples when they fall off.  This morning I was riding my Trike through Harrington Beach State Park and took this photo
Phil

[Mhayes]

Nice shots Schen and Phil. Here's mine from returning from a 2 day Riverboat Twilight on the Mississippi from LeClair to Dubugue Iowa and back.

[philbach]

Nice Photos, Margie and I'll bet that was a very nice trip. 

[schen]

The colors are peaking in my area this week.

[philbach]

Very Nice Schen.  This is my favorite time of the year.

[schen]

Phil, fall is my favorite season also.
The two different oaks have such different appearances. The top is Schneck's Oak and the bottom is Fernow's Oak.

[Hannie]

Love all these nature photo's, thanks for posting everyone!  The acorns look cute with all the different shapes and the river boat looks like a scene right out of Huckleberry Finn!

All I have to show is this little creation by our little neighbour boy:  a sled filled with pumpkins, Mr. Halloween and lots of spiders. :-)

[schen]

Happy Halloween, everybody!

[Lynnya]

Happy Halloween everyone. Enjoyed all the pictures.

This is Idaho on our last little trip.





so peaceful.