The First Day of Fall

Edgewood, Fall, Nature

The first day of fall, September 22, 2016.

Catalba Tree

Flowers of Century Plant

End of Summer

Edgewood, Nature, Summer

It’s the last week of summer. September 23rd, 2015, will be the day when night and day are about the same length of time, also known as “autumnal equinox” (“equinox” means “equal night”). From here on out, the days start to get shorter than the nights, and the temperature begin to cool down. Changes in nature are noticeable. Wild flowers are appearing everywhere, golden rods – one of the signs of the coming of autumn – included. Grasses are seeding. Berries, fruits, and nuts are forming. Duck weed and algae on the pond surface excite duck hunters. It’s time to clear out the path ways through the wood.

Mill Creek & Crooked Creek, Van Zandt County, Tx
Photographs © 2015 Ine Burke | inegaleri.com

Curves of Leaves – Canna Lily

Edgewood, Fine art photography, Nature, Photography, Spring, Still

Backlit Canna lily leaves:

Canna lily triptych 1:

Canna lily triptych 2:

A Squirrel in the Snow

Countryscape, Edgewood, Nature, Photography, Winter

On a nook of a black walnut tree, a juvenile squirrel chewing a nut away in a rare snowy morning in East Texas.

Possumhaw Berries

Countryscape, Edgewood, Nature, Photography, Winter

Mill Creek, Van Zandt County, Texas. At this time of year, Possumhaw berries offer red bright color to nature.

A 7 a.m. view from the front porch

Countryscape, Edgewood, Nature, Photography, Skyscape, Winter

A January , 7 a.m., morning view from the front porch. These subjects with the same point of view have been photographed over and over in different lights, time, and season. Just can’t get enough of them.

Cypress in Winter

Countryscape, Edgewood, Nature, Photography, Still, Winter

Triptych of a cypress tree in winter in East Texas.

Winter on the Edge of the Piney Woods

Countryscape, Edgewood, Nature, Photography, Upper East Texas, Winter

A triptych (3 panels) approach is used to present this common scenery of branches and limbs in a winter in East Texas. Old wet plate and eroded film look were applied. Just another play on “On the Edge of the Piney Woods” photo series.© 2015 Ine Burke | inegaleri.com

Fiery Sunrise on the Edge of the Piney Woods

Countryscape, Edgewood, Nature, Photography, Skyscape, Upper East Texas, Winter

I’ve been observing and preserving the beauty of East Texas sky since I moved here, in Edgewood, in 2006. In 2012, I self-published my photography book, On the Edge of the Piney Woods, compiling the photographs of ever-changing Texas sky and the land’s natural beauty in four seasons. The sky and the land don’t stop amaze me with their ever-changing beauty and surprises, so I keep taking photographs of the same subjects. Like these views of one fiery sunrise in early winter in December 2013. The ray of golden sunlight caught my eyes through the kitchen window, as always, notifying me that a glorious scene was going to play out there in a few seconds. Without delay, I grabbed my camera and got out there in a crisp morning to capture it.