“Hugh’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Week 29 – ‘Open’
I have several interpretations to the OPEN theme. It could be open to any category of post or it could be the ‘opening’ of something, like a door. In this case, it’s the opening of the natural spring cycle in my area of Canada. Throughout the winter, this large creek lies frozen. Within a few short weeks it transforms from ice to a living place once more (another opening of sorts), as the Rainbow Trout begin their annual spawning migration up the creek. Once more, it’s a link to a photo I made back in April, and one of my favourites.
This creates another link to OPEN for me, because a few days after the spawn ends, the fishing season opens.
I was debating submitting this image as well because the snake’s mouth is very clearly open as well. Ah, choices!
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Lot’s of openings here, Ed, but very good choices. That water must be so crystal clear and fresh when it melts.
Interestingly, the melting ice scrapes all the algae from the river rocks, freshening the riverbed and showing their colour. Within a few weeks they turn a green-brown.
Oh dear, not so crystal clear then.
Not bad, but nothing like this particular day. I tried to reproduce the photo the next week and it was murky enough to desaturate the colours.
Wow! I love the snake photo!
It didn’t get much traction when I posted earlier on. Maybe too many people are freaked out by snakes. I sat and watched this dram play out for about 20 minutes.
I really love your website.. Excellent colors & theme.
Did you develop this site yourself? Please reply back as I’m planning to create my own blog and would love to
learn where you got this from or what the theme is named.
Many thanks!
Thanks for the compliment. I use a stock theme called Twenty Twelve. It works well for my blogging style.