Our World Tuesday: December Walk

I went on a pleasant December walk at the lake near my house.

Now that the deciduous trees have dropped their leaves, I'm reminded how many evergreens there are around the lake.

It's nice that the evergreens add some color to the winter browns.

I do like the way during this time of year the bare trees give views which would be shaded if the deciduous trees still had their leaves.

The one gray goose in the shot below looks like such an individual crowed in with the Canada Geese.

The gulls were circling the lake, perhaps looking for fish.

I wonder if this lake will freeze for part of the winter. For the past two years it has frozen over at least briefly during the coldest part of the winter but it doesn't do that every year.

There's something very appealing to me about wild areas with lots of seeds that get taken by the wind, even if they're only fairly small sections of city trails and parks.

The great blue herons are so patient when they are fishing. I wish I had the patience to watch them long enough to photograph them with a fish in their mouth.

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