Al Larson Photography

I thought it was time to once again show some of Hilda’s artwork.  Here she put oils on a cross-cut blade. The elk and eagle seem right at home here by the lake, as do the fishermen and their camp. Notice how the crowns of the trees blend into the teeth. I think that this could grace almost any outdoor person’s mantel.

On November 2nd I took a trip to my Sage Hen Bluebird Trail. I had to clean the nest boxes out before winter should arrive. After leaving Squaw Creek and heading up the Second Fork road I came across this Autumn scene. A lot of the shrubs had shed their leaves but I thought this scene warrented a picture.

I returned to the beaver pond below the house on Daggett Creek today in hopes of seeing the beaver(s). Some fall colors still linger on the trees, bushes and shrubs. There was not a ripple in the water. I noticed the long ice crystals floating on the surface. I did not observe a pathway through the crystals so I presume the beaver must come out of its hut in the evenings or during the night. There seems to be fresh evidence of recent activity, fallen stems of willow.