Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax

Saturday's Wildlife Pictures

In my photo gallery: A heron, turtles, geese, and fish. Oh, and of course, there are still a few cicadas...

The pictures are from a local park where we rented a pedal boat this afternoon. Since we're used to cycling, we figured that would be a good way to make the transition to water. Since we're used to cycling, not being able to adjust the seat didn't feel right, and neither did pedalling without fulling extending the legs. Ah, well, it was still a lot of fun, and as we went around the lake we were able to rescue a few cicadas who'd made water landings only to find that they are not amphibious.

Some of the pictures are a little blurry. I need to RTFM and learn how to set the shutter speed and apature instead of relying on auto settings; I think I was shooting too slow for the telephoto and the movement of the boat.

Next time I think we'll try a kayak so we can get in closer to the shore where the herons and turtles hang out.

It was beautiful being out there...to think this is just a few minutes from the traffic and the strip malls.