A snow selfie in fresh snow.
A Smiling Snowman on Turkey Mountain
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Snow Shadows in Tulsa
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Shadow Shot Sunday – Through the Magic Portal
A “Moon Gate” to a trail system here in Tulsa. I think they are kind of cool. Like symbolically passing into another dimension. My hiking friend hates them and walks around them. This time I noticed afterward it made an oval shadow. If I was more on the ball I could have captured more of the oval than what I did.
And on the other side of the moongate, we got these shadows on the trail. This was the Thursday before the polar vortex and the temp was in the high 50’s.
Now it is about 7F and we have a few inches of snow. What a difference a day or two makes!
Stay warm folks!!
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Shadows on the Trail
Early morning shadow hiking with a friend.
The day after a rain when the usual trails are closed so I hike on more sustainable surfaces.
And a shadow selfie on the trail.
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Shadow Shot Sunday – Tulsa Edition
This is our Pomeranian, Kodi. He is not in a crate, he is next to a screen keeping him out of the room next door. He found a sunny spot on a cold day.
Went on a bike ride on Tulsa’s Arkansas RiverParks Trails. Stopped to rest up here a little and noticed my big shadowy wheel.
A winter hike on Turkey Mountain. There are no leaves left so the sun cast shadows of the trees across the trail.
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Shadow Shot Sunday – Shadowy University Wall
Tree shadows on a wall and the leafy ground at the University of Oklahoma – Tulsa during a geocache hunt this weekend.
Shadowy Stacked Rocks of Turkey Mountain
Seen on a hike on Tulsa’s Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area. I used the Hipstamatic app on my phone to take the photo to enhance the texture and emphasize the age of the formation.
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Shadow Shot Sunday – Mailbox Shadow
Long Shadows on a farm implement converted to mailbox in Idaho I found on a walk years ago.
Komorebi Sights – A Japanese Word comes to Oklahoma
Through somebody at TikTok I learned a new Japanese word that I love, Komorebi. It refers to light filtering through trees and casting a shadow on the ground. It induces a sense of wonder in those observing it. Google the word, there is a lot to it. So a light went off in my head on this because I’ve always loved sunlight through leaves and I love dappled shadows.
Above is what I mean by dappled shadows.
Dappled Shadows on my backyard fence.
Light filtering through leaves at a local park.
Backing off a little bit from the same tree and you get the filtered light and the dappled shadows.
I love this word, it names a feeling that I have had for a long time. When I go hiking I’ve shot a lot of photos at the end of the day especially of the sun peaking through the leaves or branches. Dappled shadows that I come upon often leaves me amazed. Especially when the wind is blowing and I’m watching shadows moved.
Since I have learned the word, I am seeing Komorebi everywhere I look almost.
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Shadow Shot Sunday – Shadowy Bench
A bench alongside a shady walking path in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow.
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Shadows in the Square
Saturday we went to a local shopping center that was having an “Artist on the Square” event with a ton of artists distributing their wares including a family friend. It was hot but there was space was shady so it was tolerable.
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