Random shots

Below are photos that I have enjoyed taking the last few weeks, but never found a day to post them:Bluebird, Vicksburg National Cemetery, 05.25.09

A precious tombstone in Cedar Hill Cemetery, 05.25.09 (I always find something new to shoot everytime I go to this cemetery.)

High water at City Front, 05.30.09

High water at Bovina Rail Trestle, 05.25.09

Bayou near Eagle Lake at sunset, 04.25.09

Cypress at Steele Bayou, 05.24.09

Storm's coming, Mississippi River Bridges in Vicksburg, 05.03.09

Steele Bayou

An early morning drive up Hwy. 465 the other weekend yielded these two photos. 

Many of you have probably wondered what I look like, so the top photo is a self-portrait of me. That's one of the biggest cypress trees I have ever seen in the photo. It's on a bayou along the highway toward  Eagle Lake. The photo is taken right after sunrise.

The middle photo of Steele Bayou is from an angle I have never shot it from — a spot just off the highway. I had to climb up a fallen tree over the water to get the shot, which seemed a good idea at the time. Getting back down was a different matter.

The bottom photo is from a bayou near where the levee crosses the highway near Eagle Lake. The fog was dissipating quickly as the sun had just risen, burning it off rather quickly.

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I'll have some neat photos of my recent weekend excursions next week, plus some of the Delta Queen's last visit to Vicksburg, so please come back and visit again. And keep forwarding this blog to all your friends...and enemies!

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Steele Bayou near Eagle Lake

The trees of Steele Bayou are spectacular to me. They are absolutely majestic. I venture there quite often in the fall when there is plenty of color to reflect off the water. Such is the case with these two photos. Me and the cows that occupy the field next to the bayou have spent many an hour watching sunrises and sunsets at the bayou. Very peaceful place.