Defying Gravity

I often feel that when I'm out exploring new places for photographs, that I'm on this big treasure hunt!  I love to go to out of the way places, with no trails.  You see alot of beautiful photographs of the same popular scenes, but I want to find the treasure that not many have the opportunity to see.  This balancing act displayed by Mother Nature, is one of those treasures that I just happened upon, while exploring in a remote area of Southern Utah. 

Virga

Virga is a form of precipitation that evaporates before it hits the ground.  Low humidity and high temperatures can cause rain to evaporate completely, shortly after its release from a cloud.  Desert areas often have clouds showing virga. I took this panarama showing virga in the high desert near Bryce Canyon, in southern Utah.

Baby Duckling

This lost duckling found it's way to our home.  My cute, 11 year old son took on the job of taking care of it.  He named it Winchester.

One of Winchester's morning dips in our pond.  The orange color in the water is one of our big gold fish.  They seem to be very curious about the new little guy.   They swim up and nibble at his feet while he swims around, maybe thinking that he's something good to eat!