Showing posts with label The Willows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Willows. Show all posts
§ Language of Color....Yellow
The beauty and bountiful Spring Flowers are putting on quite a show of color now. Finally. The blossom arrival seemed slow this year, but it may be that we actually had a 'winter', and flowers did die off to a nice golden brown! I encountered patchy fog, drizzle, sun, humidity and drifting clouds on one morning. This is what I found, out walking the trails. The small pond shared is a birding hotspot called "The Willows" and a turtle added to the mix. I stopped at the falcon nest platform on the way home, and I am pretty sure the flowers along the road were a California Poppy [?]...the leaves sure reminded me of the same [#s 1, 2, and 3 in the series below]. Yellow seems to be the prevalent color right now...
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Yellow is the most visible color of the spectrum. The human eye processes yellow first. This explains why it is used for cautionary signs and emergency rescue vehicles. Peripheral vision is 2.5 times higher for yellow than for red. Yellow has a high light reflectance value and therefore it acts as a secondary light source. Excessive use of bright yellow (such as on interior walls) can irritate the eyes.
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If yellow is your favorite color: You probably love to express your individuality by creating new ideas and sharing your collected knowledge with others, and might have a deep need for logical order in your everyday life.
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§ Wind in the Willows
There is a little 'birding oasis' along the island highway on the way to Port Aransas, Texas. About half way between Corpus Christi and Port Aransas - from North Padre Island to Mustang Island. To us birding enthusiasts, we call it "The Willows". It's a haven during migration for all kinds of birds from sea birds to land birds taking flight to the northern climes in Spring...or a stop over during the Fall migration. There is a small pond [kept filled with rainfall only] and it's protected by...yep, you guessed right...willow trees!!! All nestled on land surrounded by highway and island hotels.
On this particular day, there was no wind other than what was created by the wings of migrant bird activity.
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