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The Buffalo River – Big Creek valley at dawn

Posted in Mountain Scenery, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 25, 2015| 1 Comment »

I caught this photo from the NE edge of Mount Judea at dawn. Mt. Judea is the NE extent of the continuous Boston Mountains looking NE towards Bull Shoals Lake (about 60 miles NE). The hills in the distance are along the middle Buffalo National River near the area where Big Creek joins the Buffalo. Unfortunately, there is a huge Commercial Hog Operation about 5 miles above the Buffalo River (outside the National Park Service lands), but the hog waste has permeated the Karst topography and entered Big Creek and then the Buffalo, River causing unacceptable levels of nitrogen and other effluents to pollute our beautiful river. Just does not seem right !!  CLICK TO ENLARGE.

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Scotland or Arkansas ??

Posted in Mountain Scenery, tagged , , , , on April 7, 2015| 1 Comment »

It is Arkansas, driving down AR 374 to the Vendor Valley about 7 miles East of Parthenon. Additionally had first hummingbird 0f 2`015 here in the mountains; had first Purple Martin Scout on 4/3/2015:

Vendor Valley

Vendor Valley

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Buffalo River and Little Buffalo River are pretty now

Posted in Moths and Butterfiles, Mountain Scenery, The River, Wild Birds, tagged , , , , , , , on March 31, 2015| Leave a Comment »

This photo is of the Buffalo River about a mile below Ponca; also, the first Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly and a pair of immature Blad Eagles at Steel Creek:

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Zebra Swallowtail 3/31/15

Immature Bald Eagles 3/31/15

Immature Bald Eagles 3/31/15

Buffalo River

Buffalo River

 

 

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A peaceful then turbulent day

Posted in Mountain Scenery, Weather, tagged , , , , , , on March 27, 2015| 3 Comments »

On Wednesday, in the early morning, I walked up Clark Creek to the natural bridge at Lost Valley. What a beautiful morning with a few Service Berry, and Shadbush (Popcorn) trees busting out in bloom. Some clear water flowing to the point where it usually goes underground in the Clark Creek creek-bed. Temperatures were in the 60s and sunny.

By 4 PM Severe Thunderstorms broke out in multiple lines. We had 7 Severe thunderstorm warnings that afternoon and evening. The first was at 4:30 PM and the last at 3 AM the next day, Thursday. WOW, how lucky I was not to received any major damage !

 

9:40 AM - Clark Creek

9:40 AM – Clark Creek

4:40 PM - Front Yard

4:40 PM – Front Yard

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A morning at Triple Falls on the Buffalo River

Posted in Mountain Scenery, The River, Wildflowers, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

I made a trip out after a few showery days. It was very foggy and 39F this morning; but, was 56F by 9 AM. Drove to the Triple Falls (actually called Double Falls) at Camp Orr on the Buffalo River; across a field. Lots of early wildflowers in bloom or getting ready to bloom soon.

The water was not high in the falls; about normal. The falls is fed by two creeks; one called Shop Creek and the other is unnamed and is about 40 feet tall. This is not the Shop Creek that flows from Alum Natural Bridge to the Little Buffalo. I did not know what to expect after the rains – but they did not total that much in the end.

I saw Bloodroot, Anemones, Toothwort, a very few opened Trout Lilies (Dog Toothed Violets – But all that were opened were the early Yellow variety), Spring Beauties, Bluets, Harbinger, and Johnny Jump Ups. Some in great numbers. No Trilliums yet. It will peak from a wildflower perspective in the next 10 days. This is a warmer sheltered and damp area.

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Allergies

Posted in Mountain Scenery, Shrubs and Trees, Towns, Weather, Wildflowers, tagged , , on March 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Had spring in February, as usual, (Daffodils, Crocus, Bluets, Johnny Jump Ups, Harbinger, etc.) – we had extremely high pollen counts due to trees; then 20 days of very cold weather including a record low of 2F (breaking the old record by 20 degrees) lots of ice and snow – did I mention ICE and ICE ! A major kill off of everything took place. Last week we started again only this time the grasses are pollenating and both categories are very high to extreme. I have been miserable for 5 days; actually glad to see the rain today (3/18) and tomorrow (3/19).

Did you ever notice that when you see large clumps of daffodils blooming and not a house in sight, that that might have been an old settlers cabin; long gone ?!? I stopped at 3 clumps  yesterday and saw a old rock foundation near every group of daffodils. Cool.

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Snowmelt near Parthenon Arkansas

Posted in Mountain Scenery, mountains, tagged , , , , , , on March 6, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Snows on Mt. Judea, Moss, Round-top, Reynolds, and Sherman mountains are melting fast (55F) bringing up the Little Buffalo quickly:

 

Parthenon side of Round Top Moutain

Parthenon side of Round Top Moutain

Little Buffalo at Will Jones Ford

Little Buffalo at Will Jones Ford

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March 5 – 5″ snow and 1.5 inches of solid ice underneath

Posted in Mountain Scenery, Weather, Wild Birds, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2015| Leave a Comment »

A few photos from this morning of the results of yesterday and last nights ice sand snow storm; same location as before in the Murray Valley Only this Redtail hawk was moving and missed whatever prey he was after because of the camera click:

 

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Snow overnight last night, ice today and tomorrow, then thunderstorms on Monday

Posted in Mountain Scenery, mountains, Shrubs and Trees, Weather, tagged , , , , , , on February 28, 2015| 1 Comment »

Must be Spring in NW Arkansas !!! Snow and ice overnight; snow and sleet now and more ice tomorrow, thunderstorms Monday. I cannot get out, due to slick steep mountains roads and Im dying to get over the the Buffalo River to take some photos. Photo from front yard:

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the photo below was tasked two days ago (2/26 at dusk); above at 1:30 PM 2/28/15

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Last April 12th – on the Buffalo just below Pruitt (first bluff on right)

Posted in Mountain Scenery, mountains, The River, Weather, tagged , , , , on February 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Oh I wish it was like this NOW. This cold, ice, and snow snap has got me down. We will fall to 5F tonight and rise to 25F tomorrow; then ice forecast for Saturday:

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