Bloomingdale Bog

 I'm back. Long time, no post.

This was a rough winter for me. I had a serious case of seasonal affective disorder. I got out to exercise and shoot photos very few times. The weather is improving, and so is my mood.

Yesterday I drove down to the mountains. Spent some time on the Bloomingdale Bog trail, the section that runs from the Gabiels to Bloomingdale Rd to Rt 86. I hiked in and back out about 3½ miles total. On the way in, I stopped at the bird feeding station and shared a bag of seed with some birds and the squirrel in the photo above. The birds there are sufficiently accustomed to humans that they will feed from your hand if you are patient. I had about 6-7 Chickadees land on my hand to take seed, but it was awkward trying to take the photo at the same time. The camera spooked them because it was so close. I only managed two images.

After 20-30 minutes, I continued down the trail to kill time. I was going to the opening of a juried show in Lake Placid and had about 3 hours before the opening. It was a grey day, and nothing much was green except the evergreens. There were still patches of snow and ice, so I had to look a bit deeper to find interesting subjects. I found a few things that I thought might make good B&W images, but in the end, I left them as color images.

The Bollingdale Bog Trail is an old RR bed that is currently used for hiking, bird watching, and biking. In the winter, it is a snowmobile trail.

I hope you enjoyed this Bog walk with me. If you wish to share these photos with friends, please copy the URL above and refer them to it. Do not copy or repost any of them elsewhere without my permission.