Glen Ferris West Virginia – LLOYD'S LENS PHOTOGRAPHY LLC

Common Grackle Encounter

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A few days ago I happened to be in Glen Ferris on the banks of the Kanawha River. Since the shutdown I’ve mostly stayed in the big blue truck when I’m out and used my long lens from the truck windows. I’d stopped here hoping to catch up with some ducks but after a few minutes of looking at the empty water I knew that that had missed them. I was about to pull back onto the road when a movement in the bushes caught my attention.

Image Titled “Common Grackle On The Kanawha River 41320” shows the Green Sheen of its feathers.

It was a glint of green feathers that I noticed. Thinking that it might have been a mallard I eased the truck forward to change my angle and get a better look. What I found was a bird that wasn’t really a water bird and not nearly as large as my fleeting glimpse had lead me to believe. If not for the bird’s diminutive size I might have thought it was crow with an oddly iridescent sheen. The head actually changed color depending on the angle of the sun. I have heard of the common grackle but I’d not really paid much attention to them until now. I knew that they were around but I didn’t bother to learn more about them.

So when I got home I started to read up on them. They’re pretty adaptive and it seems the human activity favors their spread. They will hunt insects, feed on vegetation and even pull minnows out of the shallow waters. They’re in the same class of birds as the mocking bird but their songs are shorter and their voice is harsh but they do mimic other birds and they can even learn human speech. My short amount of research shows that some people have them as pets and the YouTube videos show that the bond pretty well with humans. Their iridescent plumage and long tail feathers also make them quite attractive. I’ll have to do a little more research but for now they definitely have my attention.

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Time And Perception

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The evening light lingers just a while longer as I step out of the big blue truck with my camera. The constant hum of the hydroelectric plant can be heard over the roar of the falls as I extend the legs of my tripod. I have become obsessed with capturing the silky essence of overflowing water as it pours out over the dam and across the rocks. The secret of pulling peace from the chaos of the crashing water is time. In today’s world of instant gratification and high speed communication it’s easy to feel like you’re being overwhelmed and pulled under. That’s when it’s important to take control of the time and slow things down a bit. We all have a time machine in our heads. If you have ever been in an accident or had an event that happened quickly when you play it back in your head you see the effect of the time machine working. Think about that cup of coffee that was knocked off of the edge of counter. Does it play back in slow motion? As a teenager playing football I was a tackle. Tackles aren’t really known for handling the ball. My hands were like bricks but the one time that I caught the ball it seemed to just hang in mid air waiting for my brick-like hands to find their grasp. I learned that night that most challenges are simply a matter of perception. My perception of time had slowed down and given my body a chance to react. I have had the same experience with a vehicle accident giving me the chance to adjust the speed and angle of impact that allowed me to walk away from the wreckage by minimizing the force of the collision.

In both of these incidents the time perception phenomenon was reflex and instinct. It’s not really something that most people can do on purpose. But when I think about it, most of life’s problems are not so urgent as to trigger the reflex. But that also means that a person can take a deep breath and observe the patterns correctly. In the vast majority of life there’s more time than perceived and knowing the patterns means predictably. Predictably means that a plan can be made and a plan keeps things silky smooth.

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Twilight At Kanawha Falls

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Twilight falls on the Kanawha River at Glen Ferris. The failing light casts a purple hue across river and mountains. The river is up slightly but it doesn’t rage. Instead the water laps gently against the rocks. The turbines are silent and even the falls seem to submit to quiet mood as shadows wax long on the water. Beneath the surface pearch and walleye patrol the walkway and the roots of the willows on the opposite shore. Somewhere deep in the forest a screech owl belts out his eerie song to the moonlight clouds overhead. The night air is oddly warm for an early March evening and I hear a few frogs singing in the swampy backwaters on the edges were the river meets the forest. But March is a season of flux and I know that the warm air is only a sign of the coming snowfall. Old Man Winter it seems will not go away quietly this year.

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Taking A Few Minutes To Enjoy A Peaceful Morning

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As the night shrinks away in the glow of the morning sun the clouds retreat into the horizon. The peaceful sky is mirrored by the upper Kanawha River as the local ducks glide in for a landing on the far side of the water. As their ripples proceed them small fish leap forward and dive into the safety of the deep. The remnant clouds marble the sky in layers and golden rays breech the ridge. There’s still a bit of a chill in morning air which smells of woodsmoke mingled with the coffee in my tumbler. On this particular morning the forest is silent save only the droning roar of the water spilling over the dam and the rocks below. In the coming days the rain will return but for now there is peace.

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The Promise Of Rain

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It’s still dark when I step out on the porch with my little buddy Scout for his morning walk. The motion sensor turns on the lights in my yard but the mmountain is still dark. I can hear the dry leaves continue to tumble through the branches and hit the forest floor. Scout is part Beagle and aware of every little scent on the wind. Normally when we’re out his nose is in the grass trailing whatever has passed by his yard in the night but this time he raises his head and scents the air. I can hear the wind on the ridge line rushing through the trees. The mountains shelter my home from the high winds in all but the worst storms so I pay attention to the sounds above me. When I look skyward the first thing I noticed was that the thin slice of sky has no stars. I looked back down at Scout and he’s still got his nose in the air flaring his nostrils one at a time. “What is it buddy? Is it rain?” I asked him. He replies by dancing his front paws like he does every time I pick up on what he’s telling me. We go back inside and finish the morning routine which ends up with me climbing into the big blue truck and rolling into the Kanawha valley.

Foggy morning drive — Driving towards the Kanawha valley on a foggy morning.

The road ahead seems to manifest itself from the thick fog giving the impression that the day is still being written just moments before I reach the edge of reality. For the first time in months I turned knob on the dashboard from air conditioning to heat and crank the window slightly to allow the heat to vent. And, as cooler air curls in through the crack in the window I can smell the rain myself.

I reached the river just as the morning sun breaks over Gauley Mountain revealing the beautiful clouds that have gathered overnight. Over the course of the couple of days the rain has fallen steadily and while the deeper roots are still dry the rain promises to fall softly for the next few days. We just might have those Fall Colors after all.

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