Leaves, Raspberries, and Moss Covered Rocks

Some of these are from Lake George and some are from Rainbow Falls. I hope you enjoy!

The morning I snapped this, I was freezing cold. It was the only leaf around that had fallen on the ground. I really liked how the frost rimmed the leaf.

Later during that hike, I found this spot where the birds seemed to all hang out. I sat there for quite some time, just enjoying the birds singing. Of course, they never came close enough to where I could get and extreme close up.

This was wild raspberry bush nestled in some logs. They are everywhere on the side of the mountain. One bush actually had some fruit on it, but they were much to small to pick.

This was taken in Rainbow Falls. I thought it was interesting, that the plants were growing out of the moss, right on top of the rock. 

 A friend of mine from Texas, was walking with me and pointed out that rock that had the water cascading over it, looked like the bow of a ship. You can't see the general shape very well in this picture, but directly from the side, it looked much like the bow of a ship.

I don't know if it's just me, but, I love rocks with moss on them. I think there is something really cool about them. I had been there before, but I had never really appreciated the way they look, and all the photographic possibilities.

There were rose bushes everywhere around the rocks. Some were above my head, by at least three feet or more. Although, walking past them, and through them, was not very pleasant. I found a lot of stickers stuck in my pants at the end of the hike.

 I am always amazed at how trees can grow straight out of rock! Every time I see them, I think to myself "How can something so easy to break and cut, grow out of solid rock" It is truly amazing!

 { SHORTY }