A Little Fog on the Prairie

It was a little foggy Saturday morning. I took these photos on my way into work and, as you can see, it got less foggy the further I went.

Twin Bucks

The Herd

A Lone Bull Amidst Sumac

Stepping Out Into the Open

Tallgrass Priarie

Sunshine in the Midst of Fog

Gossamer Threads Strung with Pearls of Dew 

Until next time...

~Rebecca

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 It was quite foggy this morning. 

I started my day just a bit early in hopes of discovering a few frost flowers on my way to work, but, alas, there were none. 

I think it might have been a tad too warm and way too wet...although...a friend that lives 40-some-miles south of us was posting pics of frost flowers found on her property this morning. Maybe she didn't get as much rain as we did over the weekend? I don't know. 

There were plenty of deer though. I saw at least ten on my way in to work. Most of them were hanging around the campground and picnic area.

I also observed a northern harrier hawk hunting just east of the nature center where I work. I watched it through the big, plate-glass window as it performed it's mesmerizing, acrobatic ritual of gliding down...almost touching its wingtip to the earth...then rising back up in search of prey. 

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This is one of my favorite sights during cold weather months on the tallgrass prairie. I will share more on northern harrier hawks at a later date.

What are some of your favorite sights during cold weather months where you live?

Until next time...

~Rebecca

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A Foggy Morning At Prairie State Park

It was another gorgeous day out on the prairie today, but this morning was super foggy. I hiked the quarter-mile loop before the fog burned off and took several pictures. Thought I'd share a few here.

The sun trying to burn through the fog.

Spider webs strung through tall grass like lines on telephone poles.

Big bluestem and sumac.

A spiderweb delicately strung between tall grasses hangs heavy with morning dew.

A close-up view of the same spiderweb.

More spiderwebs low in the grasses.

Spiderweb among sumac.

Stems of big bluestem stand like sentinels on the prairie patiently awaiting to herald news of winter's first icy blast.

Spiderweb mid big blue and sumac.

Spiderwebs strung and looped through the grasses.

Tiny web of some ground dwelling spider.

This spider web is delicately woven in a half-circle on the lower part of a big blue.

A lone meadowlark flies low across the prairie as the fog retreats, rolls away, and evaporates.

The dried red head of sumac plants stand just above the grasses on this south-facing slope.

The reds and golds of tallgrass prairie in autumn.

Fiery red sumac against a backdrop of gold and bronze.

A close-up of fiery red sumac with asters and what's left of late summer's ashy sunflowers.

The last bit of summer's green against prairie gold.

Fog And Spider Webs

This morning was a beautiful foggy morning on the prairie. Everything was outlined in dew, including every lacy, little, spider web of which there were thousands. What a unique view of the tallgrass prairie! (I don't know if you can see all of them, but most every photograph features a beautiful spider web or two.)

Spider webs in Rosin Weed. 

Close-up of spider web in Rosin Weed.

Spider webs in the tall grass. 

Another view of spider webs in the tall grass. 

Close-up of spider web in the tall grass. Can you see the spider?

Fog and spider webs on the tallgrass prairie.

Spider webs among the grasses and flowers.

Spider web among the grasses. Can you see the spider?

Fog and spider webs on the prairie.

Spider webs along the road.