Follow the light: Finding new subjects on daily walks
Raindrops create patterns in the creek at Bull Branch Park on Monday morning, August 4, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp
Morning rain leaves a sheen on a tree in Bull Branch Park on Monday, August 4, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.
A Great Blue Heron keeps eyes peeled for fish in the lake at Murphy Park on Monday morning, August 4, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Morning light creates highlights and shadows in a portion of Murphy Park on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Morning light falls on the surface of the creek at Bull Branch Park on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.
The sun peeks out through early morning haze on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.
A dragonfly is focused on its task near the creek at Bull Branch Park on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.
A Snowy Egret is focused on food sources at Bull Branch Park on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.
A squirrel plays peek-a-boo from a tree in t Bull Branch Park on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp
Keeping his head above the water line, a turtle surveys the creek at Bull Branch Park on Friday, August 8, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp
: A turtle relaxes on a log in a pond at Murphy Park on Friday, August 8, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Snippets of hot summer color adorn a tree at Bull Branch Park on Friday, August 8, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.
The things we see when we slow down and look.
For years, my daily walks, mostly in Taylor, were visual points of departure. Tiny landscapes, where the light embraced the landscape.
This offering includes tidbits of what I saw last week on strolls around Taylor. Friends on social media have seen these subjects for a while, but they don’t usually find their way to the pages of the Sun…
