Treefisher

My dad taught me how to swim in the 70s by throwing me into the Niagara River just upriver from Niagara Falls.

A large and colorful, yellow, red, and black banded Golden Silk Orb-weaver Spider hangs upside down on its silky web awaiting its prey.

The Golden Silk Orbweaver (Trichonephila clavipes), a common hunter in the southeastern United States.
#arachnids #georgiawildlife

Enjoying time at the lake with my best friend.
#georgiaoutdoors #nature #dogs

I keep the fish crows on my good side with popcorn while camping.

Didn’t he play Gollum in Lord of the Rings?

I was also contacted a couple months ago by someone similarly, and they also disappeared after I didn't seek any funding.

A mountain view from an icy wooded mountain summit, a partially clearing sky is framed by rising clouds from a passing storm front.

Today’s view from Springer Mountain in Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest, the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.

A snowy landscape on a forest edge with winter barren oak and pine trees and a clear blue sunny sky with a couple puffy white clouds in the background

A snowy winter view from my front porch this morning in east central Georgia

A milky waterfall spills over a log on a little creek, a tiny icicle hangs from an overhanging branch, dry brown winter leaves and green moss across the background wooded forest floor.

An icy morning stream hike at Hard Labor Creek State Park in central Georgia.

I definitely get their female counterparts following me, and they're just as ridiculous. But hey, they're making me look popular!

A little dual milky smooth waterfall spills over large weathered mossy rocks in a small stream surrounding by a soft and quiet oak, sweetgum, and hickory, southern winter forest.

Little waterfall on Lick Creek at A.H. Stephens State Park in central Georgia.

A river otter swims powerfully through the crystal clear waters of Magnolia Springs with head protruding from the water

A river otter swims at Magnolia Springs State Park in eastern Georgia.

The Long Kiss Goodnight

A couple Yellow Bellied Slider Turtles (Trachemys scripta scripta) at Magnolia Springs State Park in eastern Georgia today.

New Year’s Day hike this morning at Hamburg State Park in central Georgia, with a pileated woodpecker calling in the background.

Rhymes and Reasons

I get all the content creating orphans in Africa, and the successful, world traveling Asian businesswomen.

We all wish we had that problem.

Proper framing of photos.

Thanks, this thread is very helpful!

Sunrise over the Atlantic, peace and power in balance.

A clear, tranquil, and chilly evening overlooking Heron Pond.

Annie Oakleaf. My 45 pound lap dog.

Movie marathon!

That’s an interesting perspective on life, or perhaps it’s just how we return to the cycle of life.

I haven’t either.

Adirondack mountain summit in the clouds just before the snow falls!
#Ampersand #Adirondacks #I💙NY