Tonight

I thought this, the first day of summer, might turn into a good night for a drive to the lake. My ulterior motive was to find a place to set up for a moon shot; after all, the strawberry moon is only one night way, so I had a feeling it would be close to bursting tonight. As I expected, this was a good night, and my drive took me past the old coal mine (I am still a little fascinated by its resemblance to a dilapidated amusement park) before I had to make an unexpected jaunt to North Marcum.

Along the way, I had seen several deer standing alone in the various fields that I passed, feasting on the new crops. Man, I could never shoot a deer myself, yet I can see how the animals could devastate a field throughout the course of a summer ... so I guess I can understand the obvious need to thin the herd.

Still ... when I pass by a deer and it wags its white tail ... I dunno. I guess I just like ’em. They’re cute!



I ended up on the west bank of the access area — the opposite side of where I had planned to park and wait for the moonrise — and I noticed the sun was reflecting off the water as it set.



I just kept shooting and shooting, probably 25 to 30 photos in all. (THIS, by the way, is what I love most about digital photography!)

: )



The clouds are what made this sunset, really. I mean, yeah, the sun was an obvious factor, but the clouds muted the light just enough.



I waited on the moon for a while but gave it up for dark.