Orange Butterfly with black

Orange Butterfly with black, originally uploaded by silkcreekthree.

Even though it's October, it is WARM verging on hot and the cicadas are still singing and the butterflies still flying. Hope it's not global warming! Photo by Mary Taitt.

Along the Trail

Silk Creek Editor Scott Carter along the trail. (Click image to view larger).

Stoney Creek

One of our favorite places to hike!

Signs of fall

IMG_8357-1, originally uploaded by mstebbi.

The leaves, herbs and sedges are all starting to show signs of impending autumn, and if there's fall color, can winter be far behind?

Sunset from Pier Park

I took this sunset from Pier Park the night before last. It reminds me of the fabulous sunsets we always see at Silk Creek when we're camping there! Click image to view larger.

Camping at Silk Creek

Silk Creek Editor Mary Stebbins Taitt heads across Silk Creek for a three-day camping expedition. Photo by Silk Creek Editor Scott Carter.

Arrow fletches

Arrow fletches, originally uploaded by mstebbi.

In order to live entirely in wild, native Americans and people in other primitive cultures had to hunt wildlife to survive. Keeping the knowledge of primitive skills alive in the world is an important process in our dangerous world. These arrow fletches were taken at a primitive skills workshop.

Heron!

Yay! I love seeing herons! Click image to view larger.

Exchange

A rough smudge painting from an earlier photo.

Good news, readers, Mary Stebbins Taitt, who painted this picture from a photo taken at Belle Isle, has won the Monday ArtDay picture of the week award for this painting, "Exchange."

The Times They Are a Changin'

It's August on Silk Creek, but already there are signs of fall.