Winter Snapshots
February 12, 2006
It’s hard to get away from work to go
take pictures when the sun sets at 5:30, but somehow
that’s what Joey and I accomplished on Thursday, January
19. We ran down to the Arkansas River at Lee Creek Park at the
edge of town. Considering our business and the time of year,
most likely we returned to work afterwards.
The afternoon of Saturday, January 28, I
made a quick trip after work to Lee Creek Reservoir to hike the
Crack-in-the-Rock trail and see one of the waterfalls at the
top of the loop. Conditions were my favorite: the sky was
overcast to the point of being a bit dark, it was foggy, and
the woods were wet from recent heavy rains. I only had enough
time to snap a few pictures then get back to the trailhead
before dark.
One week later, on my way home from work I
detoured to Lee Creek Park. I often do that when it looks like
there might be a nice sunset. A band of clouds at the
horizon turned a blazing hot red, and I shot some pictures from
the front seat of my truck.
I had the full moon of February 12 marked
on my calendar, mainly because a month earlier I had to endure
the frustration of watching a perfect early-evening full moon
rising while I made a 3-hour drive back from Oklahoma City
without my camera. So this time I was sitting at Clear Creek
Park waiting for the moon to come up in the northeast over the
tall Cottonwood trees. The purple glow of winter dusk
wasn’t as deep as last month’s full moon, but it
was still a nice scene.
