Mornings this past week leading up to the start of Fall remained cool, which here means it was in the low 70s with about 90% humidity at 6 a.m.! I stepped outside one morning to this sight, a waning crescent moon with Venus to the right. I went back in for my camera. The small light dot below and to the right of Venus is a passing plane, Karl warned me just before I snapped the shutter but I didn’t want to lose the shot.
We took a short hike at Brooker Creek Preserve on Saturday, and saw more signs of the changing season. The holly berries on a tree near the creek stood out nicely in the morning sun. In the swamp area we saw a hawk sitting with its back to us. I took a quick shot, and of course with their sharp hearing it turned to check out who made the noise, looked for a moment, and turned around again.
In a couple of weeks we start camping again. We are both looking forward to hiking and photography again after what felt like a long, hot summer.
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