A Slug on a Horsehair Fern at Beverly Beach (+7 insets)

(+7 insets)

Being a Photographer Opens Your Eyes
When we decide to record things we see in the world, at some point a flip switches and we see things differently. Instead of just taking a quick picture of the thing that's grabbed our attention, the impassioned photographer looks at the world with different eyes. Whatever your specialty--if you even have one--you will find yourself constantly scanning for the next composition, the next special subject to put on stage. Some places, like Beverly Beach, are so full of incredible sights that it seems that you could stand in one spot and fill a memory card with an endless variety of fabulous sights.

Today's Picture
The trail along Spencer Creek meandered into an area which was obviously quite wet most of the year. This was where a bunch of horsehair ferns grew and I loved staring at their unusual forms as I walked by.

Imagine my surprise when I found this Banana Slug creeping slowly over one of these ferns! I couldn't believe my eyes! It's the only time I've seen such a thing and I never saw another slug there after that day. Lucky me!

Today's Insets
Inset #1: Dazzling buttercups twinkled cheerfully along the trail and I loved to see their shining golden faces smiling up at me.

Inset #2: Depending on what time of the day and the weather, the view of the awesome bog changed dramatically. A blindingly bright but overcast day really made the greenery glow!

Inset #3: A side view of a Bristle Flower shows its striped coloration and the sticky droplets that adorned its stems.

Inset #4: Stepping over this dead fern frond that lay on the trail, I stopped and went back to take a picture because I thought the scene was really pretty.

Inset #5: Trees are always falling across trails and many times they are too large to move and only the lighter side is pulled away (sometimes a path is sawn through the felled tree which is always fun to walk through!). This tree must have fallen a number of years ago and I loved looking at the moss taking over the end of it.

Inset #6: A vertical panorama of Spencer Creek showing the canopy above and sparkling water below.

Inset #7: One of the only days I could walk out to Beverly Beach without rain or blasting wind, the dramatic beauty of Spencer Creek emptying out into the ocean against a stormy sky is really something to look at!

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Explored on 2/10/22; highest placement #5.