Deer on Break

I briefly,

very, very briefly,

considered titling this post

"Splen-deer in the Grass."

Clearly,

the restraint that kept me from 

typing that into the title field

was not sufficient

to keep that silliness

confined to my brain-pan.

While this is not

NatGeo-level

wildlife photography,

I was very pleased to capture it.

It is a restful, beautiful,

natural scene.

It makes me smile

and sigh.

Taken 11 January 2011.

Pine Cone Close-up

A pair

of docile pine cones

lend their lines, shapes, shadows, colors and textures.

Taken 1 October 2010.

Scarred Bark

Close-up of a scar on a live tree where a branch has been removed long ago. Taken in Monterey, CA, June 2010.

Canon PowerShot A590.