Comments on: Auras

By: The year in trees | Via Negativa

The year in trees | Via Negativa — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:43:11 +0000

[...] I snapped this shot of a deerfly on white ash (Fraxinus americana) leaves on a hot, humid day in early June when “in less than a minute after entering the woods, I acquire[d] an aura of insects.” [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:34:38 +0000

Thanks!

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:34:27 +0000

Yes, as you know, you can live in the woods all your life and still not be able to identify every cry.

The federally endanged Indiana bat has been found in a hibernaculum in the old mine at Canoe Creek State Park, and also in a large maternity colony of little brown bats at a nearby, abandoned church — now also owned by the park, which has become one of the most interesting parks in the state due to its unique focus on bats. It’s about twenty miles south of here.

By: jillypoet

jillypoet — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:04:14 +0000

I love that peony photo!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:45:01 +0000

I want to know more about the abandoned mines harboring the endangered bats. I love the peering into the crevasse too, into the gap, and the mystery of the non-human cries. There’s a parallel there for me that works so simply and beautifully.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:06:27 +0000

Thanks for the comments, ya’ll. Sorry I’ve been a little scarce around here. Heat and humidity make me dull and lethargic.

By: Rurality

Rurality — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:51:27 +0000

Very nice! Perfect words/pics combo.

I’ve been calling it my gnat halo, but “aura” is really more correct, and more aggravating.

By: dale

dale — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:22:35 +0000

I used to wander deserted railyards at night, in Spokane, derelict for many years. Indecipherable monuments by starlight, hints of Ozymandius. Strange how you can get the same effect in bright sun.

Wonderful, wonderful photos, both of them.

By: robin andrea

robin andrea — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:49:28 +0000

I like the peony with raindrops photo, dave. It’s really quite beautiful.

By: Michelle Johnson

Michelle Johnson — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:42:10 +0000

Beautiful writing, Dave~ The pic of the lime kiln is great and your description allows one to see it as something altogether different. Hope all is well. Have a great day.