We walked this weekend at Three Creeks State Forest after a new snow. It was just a dusting, or perhaps frosting, on the landscape.

Most of the time when leaving home with camera in hand there is a specific objective in mind and a vision has been conjured as to what the final images will look like.

But sometimes it’s a beneficial exercise to just pick a spot and see what you can come up with. That was the plan on this day. It would prove to be a dichotomous outing. We started out noticing little details in the woods. Berries and leaves shimmering like rubies and emeralds.

Then we started to notice how life has left its mark on the trees.


The forest was still and quiet until a woodpecker decided it was time for second breakfast.

And then a big picture moment reached out and smacked us. No, not a great photo opportunity waiting to be captured. As this photo was made…

…we realized we were standing on a creek bed that should have at least four feet of water in it. But it is mostly dry save for a puddle here and there.

The impact of just how bad last summer’s drought was and how long the effects of it are lasting was made clearer for us. We encourage everyone living in a drought situation to really start conserving water now. That’s pretty much everyone in the mid-section of the United States. The long-range forecast isn’t good so the more we save now the less painful it will be later.
Here’s to a wet Spring!
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