Kip’s Comments - January 28, 2024

Provisions

February 1 will mark the beginning of my 22nd year of shooting “A Picture A Day” and sharing them for all to view. This self-assignment has probably been the best investment I have made to improve my photography skills.

Shooting so many pictures over so much time has occasionally proven challenging - either a lack of time or a lack of subjects has made me wonder if I was going to be ending my continuous string of images. Today was such a day. Kristy and I were both watching for possible compositions and seeing nothing I wanted to work on. We took a break without any photos with a plan of me going out later to look again.

An hour or so after our pause I headed out. For a reason unknown to me I had an over-powering urge to head west to check out the Cedar River. I had plenty of gear with me, but needed only my regular equipment to shoot today’s images. Before I even reached the river I spotted a ‘possum with its head deep in a whitetail deer carcass along the road. Click, click, click… I had my picture of the day.

Opossum at Deer Carcass - Image 864509

Opossum at Deer Carcass - Image 864542

By heeding my hunch I was provided for and clearly this ‘possum was provided for. My daily picture project continues without pause!