Hooray! The Meadow!

I have to admit that I have been incredibly lazy in my adventures outdoors recently. This is mostly because it is just so hot that I haven’t wanted to do anything except relax on my couch in comfy pants watching old Nickelodeon shows. Yes, probably a little lame, but I love it.

Either way, when I stayed at my parents’ house a few weeks ago I was trying to think of some place nearby that I could go to get some shots. I checked my Geocaching application on my Iphone and discovered there was a Geocache in the meadow on my parents’ street. I have been to this meadow many times, never really thinking much of it besides it being a place to escape and hang out late at night when I was younger.

I decided I should take my dog with me, you know, to get him a little exercise. I grabbed his leash and a bottle of water for him and we headed down the street. We arrived at the lake and turned left down the small path leading to Tom Harris Meadow. I decided I would leave the Geocache for the way out so my dog, Shadow, could have some time to play. We got down to the meadow and walked the perimeter. Off in the far corner we found a hidden dirt path that we decided to follow. I know this area is not very large because there are houses surrounding it. Either way, we found ourselves on the edge of the stream leading to the other lake. I took this shot of the logs reaching across the stream because I thought it looked strangely out of place compared to everything else.


We turned to head back when I suddenly heard something. I peered through the trees and spotted two deer having a mid afternoon snack. I tried my best for about ten minutes to get close enough to get a good shot. Shadow, not having a lot of patience, was bored by this and did not seem to understand the importance of quiet. Needless to say, I couldn’t get a good shot of the deer.

After our defeat, we headed to the back of the walkway to sit for a while by the edge of the second lake. While we were sitting, I looked behind me and spotted these tree roots. I loved the angles of the roots from the ground.


I poured some of Shadow’s water into a small plastic bowl I had brought. The original idea was that he would drink out of the bowl and I would drink from the bottle. As it turns out, he drank from the bottle and I got nothing. This was fine though. I love my dog and he obviously needed it more than I did.

So, just because of a lack of patience on Shadow’s part, most of the pictures we got were not very good. Instead of trying to post something amazing, here are two pictures. The first picture is a shot of the meadow. Nice green grass, a barrier of trees, and blue skies above. Complete quiet. The second picture is Shadow. Since he was part of this adventure, I figured you should know what he looks like.



Although this blog started as a project for class, I do believe I will keep it going. I plan to venture out of this area, especially with the impending fall season. I hope to get some amazing shots in the near future and look forward to sharing them with you.