Kaa’s diminutive cousin isn’t as persuasive. After a couple of minutes, he got tired of the attention and made a break for the creek.

I was hiking out, stepped on a big rock (one of many), and randomly decided to flip this one over. Look what I found! It was a water snake younster, about 12 inches long. If it had been full grown, it probably would have just attacked me until I left the area. Fortunately, this little one stayed put while I setup my tripod and stuck a lens in its face.

Not sure what this is, my cursory search on the Internet was unfruitful. I need a book to take with me!

At slower shutter speeds, the leaf becomes a abstract.