Tree Tuesday – Tree Canopy and Millipede

It has been hot, hot lately and I would take a picture of the thermometer just to prove it but I thought this photo of the sunlight coming through the trees looked nicer. There has been lots of blue sky days and less foggy mornings.

I found this nice stump in the woods and there was a red huckleberry bush growing out the top of it. Most of the berries were gone but there were still a few left way up at the top. I thought about climbing up the stump and pulling down the branches to go after the berries like some big bear or something.

I kind of thought it would be best not to be doing that just in case I fell and had to explain to people how I got injured. Most of the low hanging fruit has been picked off around here but the blackberries are starting to ripen so there are good things to come that will be a lot easier to get to.

Here’s a better picture of the some of the berries I’m talking about with the view of the forest canopy:

Along the path in the forest I ran across this millipede that was going full speed ahead at a rather incredible pace for such a small bug. Just look at the motion blur on that bad boy. (Actually the blur might be partially a result of my moving the camera around and the low lighting conditions.)

Here’s a photo that gives a better look at all of its feet:

The millipede was definitely not sticking around for the camera. You’d think it was running away from something, (perhaps it was me, but I was trying to be discrete with my photography and not act like a paparazzi or something).

I wish I was able to plunge into the unknown depths at full speed like that millipede. No hesitation there at all, it kind of puts the Honey Badger to shame. (Do a search on the ‘Honey Badger’ on Youtube if you don’t know what I mean.)

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Thanks for reading! I always value your support and comments. The pictures were taken by me with my Galaxy S9+. Tree Tuesday was started by @old-guy-photos