Photographs and commentary by Dick Snoke
In mid-August 2019 the Sonny Day Hikers did an exploratory hike on a bit of trail none of us had ever hiked before, and now we wonder why not. The trail is a relatively flat section of the AT, at least the 2.3 miles…
Travelled by car, train and foot to the Meadows at Piedmont Park in Atlanta for this first ever ballooning event in the city. Not the best-organized event I’ve attended, but no problems either. Due to some soggy ground, the dozen balloons were more tightly-bunched…
A variety of pictures. The weather has been very hot and humid, and I have not been out a lot. When I have been out, there has been very little color around, although I have not searched out any color either. What I decided…
Got up for sunrise, but that was a dud. So I went to see what might be blooming in the garden. Not a lot, but the dew provided some opportunities.
Spent ten days with the extended family on the north shore of Oahu visiting Cathy and her family. Got what I could while wandering around with the family to various attractions, and I got up several morning for the early light. The sun rose…
A few of us from the photography group went to the launch of the Friday morning local balloon event. The main event, the Helen to the Atlantic race was launched the previous morning, this was just as much fun. This being my first ever…
Did both the scouting hike and lead the actual hike for the Hearthstone Hikers. On the scouting trip, I hauled my light tripod since I anticipated shooting the waterfalls. On the later hike I left that home so as not to delay the group….
A few from the native plant garden and one from a hike along Big Creek.
The first blooms are fading, but more will follow. These are the most recent, and quite possibly the last, of the first bloom. Some flowers in my yard, but several are from various trails I hiked during late April and early May.
The Sonny Day Hikers made our annual pilgrimage to the ladyslippers on the Wildcat Creek Trail. Sonny called the time exactly right this year. Along the way we found a variety of other wildflowers. I did not stop to take pictures of every single…