Reflections on the Skootamatta River

There was a small path leading to the 

 Skootamatta River,

 and the light was perfect

 for capturing these reflections.

 

Watery Wednesday

This purple loosestrife plant is so photogenic!

Click the icon on the right, and get your eyes wet!

Watery Wednesday

We have been away for a few days. My family had Thanksgiving this past weekend, so I have done a lot of driving, and found many new things to show you. I photographed these reflections at sunset, at a picnic area, on the way home last night.

Bur Cucumber

While the bur cucumber vines are still blossoming,

some of them are setting fruit already.

When ripe, they are only a couple of inches long,

but in a photo with nothing to give a scale to it, my daughter asked if it was an attack watermelon.

Ducks in the Stream

I seldom make my way down to the stream in the winter, but it was a lovely day, and the alternative was to go home...

Most of the ducks did not like us to get too close, but they would only fly 30 feet and land again.

Annie did try and make them fly further, but they were not cooperating,

so she barked at them, and came back to where I was working.

Attack Watermelon

No, it is not really an attack watermelon, camouflaged in a spruce tree and waiting to leap on its unsuspecting prey.

It is the developing seedpod of a bur cucumber , less than 2 inches long.

But I do like Bronwynn's explanation!!