Boat Bumpers
Greenoch, Scotland
2015

If you’ve wondered about the odd timing of the POTD posts the last couple of days (compared to my usual pattern) it’s because we’re in Scotland, seven time zones east of Montana. This change in posting times will likely continue until we return home in three weeks.

At least some of you I know are saying right now, he traveled all the way to Scotland and that’s the first thing he decided to point his camera at? What can I say except guilty as charged. After our first trip here fifteen years ago, I took a bunch of photos I’d printed to a print shop to get them bound into a book. They’re comment was “These aren’t the usual vacation pictures we see.” They didn’t say whether that was intended as a compliment or not.

Agents of Change
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
2015

One of the many hot springs in Yellowstone National Park whose continual changes and movements make for a dynamic environment, creating and destroying (see the trees in yesterday’s photo) at the same time.

The Crawl
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
2015

Although it’s about as immobile as a tree stump can get, there’s a sense of motion to this; like it’s trying to crawl away.

The Wrong Way
Cliff Lake, Montana
2015

The Right Way
Cliff Lake, Montana
2015

Blurp #3
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
2015

Blurp #2
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
2015

Blurp #1
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
2015

A stop-action photo from the Artist Paint Pots in Yellowstone.

Make Like a Tree
Cliff Lake, Montana
2015

It’s surprising how well a wet river otter blends in with the texture of a dead tree. There were actually seven otters swimming along the lake shore and climbing in and out of the water, playing but also looking for and eating food. We were about 20 feet from them and followed them for quite a way along the shore. They paid us no mind at all. It’s surprisingly hard to photograph moving otters from a moving canoe, so I didn’t get any good group shots.

Pretzel Roots
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
2015