You Capture - Green

Oh happy day! One of the choices this week was green and since it's been such a wet summer and I spend so much time outside taking pictures, choosing green was a no brainer.

There was a place in the Dunes that I remembered from last year that was unusually serene and green and I thought to head out there. And there was a blogger whose blog I love and who I had been looking forward to walking with. So yesterday it all came together. Bacardi Mama and I did the approximately three mile trail in Indiana Dunes State Park. It was one of the best walks EVER! And we took some pictures too. The funny thing was that I wanted to walk this trail to capture this pond and we walked right by it. That's some good conversation!

Obviously we doubled back and captured a few pond shots.

As we walked further, there was another wet area where the green was less algae and more reflection so we captured a few shots there. I think one of these is greener but the other is more beautiful so they both made the cut.

This one made the cut because it is SO GREEN!

But as fun as Dunes State Park was, I just couldn't dis Striebel Pond completely so I have to include some shots I got there. This one I risked life and limb for. It was a secluded creek and I had to negotiate my way down a steep incline with loose and treacherous rocks. I was very brave though - three times. Because each time that I downloaded the pictures on my computer, I was disappointed and had to go back. I finally settled on this one.

Here I liked the way the green cattails looked with the blue water background.

And I knew all along that I was going to include some ducks with their green green heads. I had to be careful though because in some lights their heads turn blue!

For lots more green... or hands ...... or chairs, visit Beth at Ishouldbefoldinglaundry.