Talbot Lake in Athabasca River Valley, Jasper National Park, Alberta (© Tony Ernst)

Florida manatee in the Crystal River, Florida (© Wayne Lynch/Corbis)

O’Connell Bridge over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland (© Design Pics/Corbis)

Minneapolis skyline and Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River, Minnesota, U.S.A. (© Joe Mamer/age fotostock)

Aerial view of the Dalyan River delta near Dalyan, Turkey (© Guido Alberto Rossi/Axiom)

Bridge crossing Cuyahoga River at dusk in Cleveland, Ohio (© Henryk Sadura /Photolibrary) ©

Monks near the Mekong River, Laos -- Neil Emmerson/Corbis ©

Meandering river near Cook Inlet, Anchorage, Alaska -- Patrick J. Endres/Visuals Unlimited, Inc. ©

Kolgrima River delta, Iceland -- Hans Strand/Corbis ©

River Rhine near Xanten, Germany – Hans-Peter Merten/Robert Harding Picture Library/age fotostock ©

Long-tailed Mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) hatching in the Tisza River -- Solvin Zankl/Visuals Unlimited,Inc. ©

Restaurant near Sanyou Cave above the Chang Jiang river, Hubei , China -- Walter Bibikow/Corbis ©

The Spawning

I stopped by a river to get a shot of a sunset. I forgot the sunset when
I saw the Chinook Salmon spawning so close to shore. These Salmon always
return to their place of birth to spawn and this poor hen was banged up
from her trecherous journey from the Pacific Ocean to this spot 100 miles
up the Umpqua river in Douglas County Oregon. Chinook Salmon die after
they spawn. This graceful lady has finished her life's task. Her eggs
are buried in a gravel nest beneath her, the male has fertilized them
and gone his own way... and she is waiting to die.

I love the mosaic look caused by the water movement.

Fall On The Umpqua

Fall Reflections

I hope everyone isn't sick of Fall photos yet because I found some awesome colors in gorgeous surroundings over the weekend. We're supposed to have heavy winds here tonight so this might be the last of the leaves still on the trees and bushes. I hope not. I haven't had my fill of Fall colors yet!