Froggie Went a Courting...

Claus takes me to all the best places! This past week it was to the swamp. Yup, the swamp or Mud Lake as it is known by locals in the Britannia area. It had been quite a while since I spent time photographing nature's critters and I had a super time.

© Joan Anderson

Mud Lake is home to turtles, tadpoles, would-be Princes, and a host of squirrels, chipmunks, birds and other unseen fauna. The day was hot and humid but inside the woods and along the shore it was cool and inviting as we set up our tripods, put on our longest lenses and captured image after image. Here are just a few of the critters we encountered.

© Joan Anderson

© Joan Anderson

© Joan Anderson

It was easy to get caught up in the photography and spend all our time looking downward through the lens, but when we took the time to pull away from the camera and look out across the shimmering lake, it was a delight to see water lilies, blue sky and natures lines and forms reflected in the glassy waters surface.

© Joan Anderson