Catch...

...the wind,

Catch a wave...

Catch a fish...

Catch some rays...

Catch... - North Myrtle Beach, SC

Turtle

There were dozens, probably hundreds of turtles in this little lake/pond. I happen to like this particular shot, more for the abstract qualities than anything else...looks like the turtle is heading into a galaxy...

Turtle Heads Into The Maelstrom - North Myrtle Beach, SC

I'm No Snake Expert

but we figured out this one was a rattlesnake...something to do with all the racket it was making with its tail.

From the National Park Service Web Site:
"The first question that most park visitors have when they see a snake is “Is it poisonous?” The answer is almost always “no,” since only 2 of the 23 species of snakes that live in the park are venomous: the Northern Copperhead and Timber Rattlesnake. The likelihood of an average visitor even seeing a venomous snake in the Great Smokies, let alone being bitten by one, is extremely small. There is no record of a human fatality due to snakebite in the park’s history."

Timber Rattlesnake - Great Smoky Mountains National Park



Timber Rattlesnake - Great Smoky Mountains National Park



"Headshot" Timber Rattlesnake - Great Smoky Mountains National Park



The "Rattle" Timber Rattlesnake - Great Smoky Mountains National Park




And Off It Goes, Timber Rattlesnake - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Green

After spending time in a desert, I tend to go a little nuts photographing stuff that is green. Great Smoky Mountains National Park was a "target rich environment". All these photos were taken in a relatively short period of time in the park's Greenbrier section, near the trail head to Ramsey's Cascades one morning.

Fallen Tree - Great Smoky Mountains National Park



Mountain Stream - Great Smoky Mountains National Park




Mini Falls - Great Smoky Mountains National Park




Mini Falls #2 - Great Smoky Mountains National Park




Rocks, Moss and Forest - Great Smoky Mountains National Park



Moss on Rock - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Pine Tree

Pine Tree - Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Not What You Want to See On Your Plane...

A woman straddling a jet engine isn't sexy...when it is the plane you are getting on, it is scary

Fixing the Engine - CVG, July 2010