Nightfall at Blackwell

Show up at a forest preserve in the so-called Golden Hour, that hour before sunset, and the automatic timer will let you know when it is time to go. Here are a couple of so-long Blackwell shots from the recent visit.

Classy Couples

Waddling along on dry ground, geese can be ungainly animals. During my visit to Blackwell, several geese in couples swam, very elegantly, quite near the pier I was on, looking about as wonderful and classy as could be. Here are some closeups.

Still Water, Plants, Geese

After the flying geese passed, I looked down to see a pair of swimming geese near the pier, and a tangle of weeds and greenery extending into the quiet water.

Low Fliers

The honking racket of the apparent residents of Blackwell Forest Preserve -- the full-voiced gaggle of geese -- was very restless, screeching for a time and flying low across Silver Lake. And back. Only to repeat the move, giving me several chances to grab photos of the flight plan.

SUNDAY POSTER

More Wood

Loved the texture of the planking along the piers. Just that hint of sun bringing out the grain made it irresistible to me.

Wood

Up close enough to feel the texture or far enough away to see the interplay of light in the branches, my trip to Blackwell showed the strength of the woody plants in the early spring.