Reflective Landscape

In less than an hour the sky went from mostly cloudy, to dotted clouds, to full sun on a recent morning. The wind that was moving the clouds was only aloft, with only a slight breeze at ground level.

Landscape Photograph Donnelley Wildlife Management Area

The big pond at Donnelley Wildlife Management Area reflected it all. Bare trees and the Spanish Moss give a silvery sheen in the early morning light.

Landscape Photograph Donnelley Wildlife Management Area

A few Great Blue Herons were prowling around the perimeter and some ducks splashed in the distance, too far for a photo.

Landscape Photograph Donnelley Wildlife Management Area

In the silent gaps between airplanes and dogs barking in the distance the noises of the ducks carried through the stillness. It was almost solitude.

Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, 1/12/2017.

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