Bookends with Excitement

Restful sleep has eluded me for years. I tend to be awake all hours of the night (and day). Rather than struggle this morning, I popped out of bed determined to hone my skills on dark sky photography. While my star images were a work in progress, I was able to record the quiet of our farm home as the sky was beginning to brighten with hints of a sunrise.

On the other end of today's daylight... I decided to spend just a few minutes making one trip up and back down the river as the sun was setting tonight. The sunset was beautiful, so I recorded what I could. Digital images come close, but do not match how pretty this scene was in person.

The excitement between the day bookend photos was this northern pike that took the bait. For those wondering, this fish was photographed and released to swim and maybe hit my bait again when it adds some size.

During the day I hiked as far around Segment A at Sweet Marsh as I could. With the refuge being closed, hiking the Segment A loop is not possible. I put together a video you can view by clicking on this link:

Sweet Marsh Tour - Segment A