Butterfly

Rebuilding my Strength in Nature’s Beauty

Posted by Lee Hiller on May 6, 2021

Posted in: Hot Springs National Park. Tagged: Arkansas Birds, Butterfly, Hiking Trails, Hot Springs National Park, Nature Blog, Nature Photography, Photo Blog, Photography, sun halo, Wildflowers. 1 Comment

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A year away from 3+ hikes a week and you lose a bit of agility. The exercises at home did not replicate the ever changing trail conditions, obstacles, weather and balancing while holding a camera etc. There appears to be random muscles that were never fully engaged in my indoor workouts. My knees movements are not as elastic either.

2021 is the year I rebuild, repair and heal on the trails.

Happy Trails and Love to ALL,

Lee

: Gulpha Gorge Trail Double Halo Sun

: Gulpha Gorge Trail Carolina Chickadee

: Gulpha Gorge Trail Big Nest

: Gulpha Gorge Trail Big Nest

: Gulpha Gorge Trail Canopy of Leaves

: Goat Rock Trail

: Goat Rock Trail fading Phlox

: Goat Rock Trail

: Goat Rock Trail

: Goat Rock Trail Mourning Dove Silhouette

: Goat Rock Trail Spiderwort Buds

: Goat Rock Trail Narrow-leaf Evening Primrose

: Goat Rock Trail Narrow-leaf Evening Primrose

: Goat Rock Trail Narrow-leaf Evening Primrose

: Goat Rock Trail

: Goat Rock Trail Lanced-leaved Coreopsis

: Goat Rock Trail Red Spotted Purple Butterfly

: Goat Rock Trail

: Goat Rock Trail Four-leaf Milkweed

: Goat Rock Trail

: Goat Rock Trail Rose Verbena

: Goat Rock Trail White Clover

: Goat Rock Trail White Phlox

Little details along the trail edges

Posted by Lee Hiller on May 29, 2018

Posted in: Hot Springs National Park. Tagged: Arkansas Wildlife, Butterfly, Chipmunk, Fungus, Nature Blog, Nature Photography, Photo Blog, Photography, Squirrel, Wildflowers. Leave a comment

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It is hard no to get excited by long trail shots and the canopy created by spring leaves. I stand in awe of them before each hike. The tiny details along the trail edges are the delicate brush stroke on Nature’s canvas. They are a delightful and every changing reminder of the fragile ecosystem we share.

Love to ALL!
Lee

: HSNP Angels Bonnet Fungus

: HSNP Chipmunk on a log

: HSNP Common Self Heal

: HSNP Common Self Heal

: HSNP Eastern Comma Butterfly

: HSNP Meadow Grass

: HSNP Field Madder

: HSNP Gilled Fungus

: HSNP Ouachita Blazing Star

: HSNP Ouachita Blazing Star

: HSNP Gilled Fungus

: HSNP Pale Spike Lobelia

: HSNP Raindrops on grass

: HSNP Raindrops on grass

: HSNP Raindrops on a leaf

: HSNP Silver Spotted Skipper on Ouachita Blazing Star

: HSNP Squirrel in a Tree

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Spring is the poetry that need not be spoken. ~ Lee Hiller

Love to ALL!
Lee

: HSNP Arlington Lawn Field Pansies

: HSNP Hot Springs Mountain Layers of Spring Color

: HSNP Arlington Lawn Variegated Woolly Violet

: HSNP Hot Springs Mountain Trail Pussy Toes

: HSNP Hot Springs Mountain Trail Bird’s-foot Violet

: HSNP Hot Springs Mountain Trail

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Colorful Spring Leaves

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Colorful Spring Leaves

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Colorful Spring Leaves

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Chipmunk

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Spring Leaves

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Spring

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Spring

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Eastern Swallowtail Butterfly

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Spring

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Spring

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Spring

: HSNP Upper Dogwood Trail Spring

: HSNP Goat Rock Trail Spring

: HSNP Goat Rock Trail Spring Spiderwort

: HSNP Goat Rock Trail Spring Wild Hyacinth

: HSNP Goat Rock Trail Spring Wild Hyacinth

: HSNP Goat Rock Trail Spring Spiderwort

: HSNP Goat Rock Trail Spring

: HSNP Goat Rock Trail Spring Blue-gray Gnatchatcher

: HSNP Goat Rock Trail Spring

: HSNP Goat Rock Trail Spring View of Zig Zag Mtns

: HSNP North Mtn Loop Carolina Vetch

: HSNP North Mtn Loop Carolina Vetch

: HSNP North Mtn Loop Carolina Vetch

: HSNP North Mtn Loop Spiderwort

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It was humid! 80 degrees and humid! March should not be this hot and humid. The air was lovely and clear when I started hiking but at 1 hour in it rapidly started changing. A shimmering haze and sweat fogging my lens and brow. Even the view to the Ouachita Mountains was obscured by the humidity.

This said the hike was a lovely mix of spring leaves and wildflowers. Goatweed Leafwing Butterflies were everywhere plus I spotted a tiny juvenile Red-bellied Woodpecker and a five-lined skink. There is also this green grass like plant (a grass maybe) with pod-like tops growing in a burn zone. If you know what it it is please share in the comments.

Happy Trails

Love to ALL!
Lee