Autumn Adventures

Here are a couple of images from a quick morning jaunt around the Palouse. The first comes from somewhere along Shawnee Road, just after the sun came up over the hills. I thought the light was hitting the aspen and shrubs quite nicely. F/11.

Next, some sunshine in Rose Creek Nature Preserve. F/22.

Interesting circumstance: the peaceful image above was taken before I found, right in the middle of the trail, the dismembered limb of an unidentified mammal. A grisly reminder that, even though I rarely see them, animals of all sorts live, eat, and die in the Palouse's parks. (Note: I don't know whether there are any animals in this particular area that stash kills. However, when hiking or otherwise in a natural area, it's a good idea to exercise caution around animal remains and avoid remaining in their vicinity. Some predators cache meat and will defend it.)