late summer

I've been eyeballing this tree for years, but I've been waiting for a shot with clouds rather than clear blue skies. I was hoping for better clouds but these will do.

Early Saturday morning I was headed up a dirt road to one of my favorite ponds to see if I could catch some ducks enjoying a cool morning. Before getting there I had pulled over to get out and shot a herd of deer in a meadow, and when I started walking back to my truck I saw the spectator...