Footprints by the Lake
Today’s photos were taken while accompanying my husband on a house call. No, he’s not a doctor, but he owns a boat shop, and often visits people’s lakehouses to make repairs. As mentioned in my post for the letter B Bricks that Tell Tales, one of my favorite places to point my camera is at the ground beneath my feet.
I’m not sure which creatures made the footprints in this photo set. I see some racoon prints (they look like tiny human hands) and then, of course, there are the prints left by my Converse tennis shoes. I’m guessing that the prints in the top photo are from some sort of seagull and that the big one in the second photo is from a heron, but I’m no expert. If you can tell me what made these prints, I would love to know!
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Tui Snider is an author, speaker, and photographer who specializes in North Texas travel, cemetery symbols, and haunted lore. As she puts it, “I used to write fiction – but then, I moved to Texas!”
Snider’s best-selling books include Paranormal Texas , Understanding Cemetery Symbols, and 100 Things to Do in Dallas - Fort Worth Before You Die.
Snider has several more books in progress, and enjoys connecting with writers and readers all over the globe through social media, her newsletter and her website: TuiSnider.com.
I love photos with footprints in them and add the water from the lake and you have pulled me completely in. I love your creativity!
Hi Morgan! Thank you so much! For some reason your comment reminds me of what my husband said when I took these photos. It was something like, “I couldn’t figure out why you wanted to traipse around in the mud down there, but now that I see your pictures I get it.” :D
You’re certainly a gifted photographer, as well as a talented writer. Thanks for this peek into your world. Gorgeous photos.
Hi Holli, Glad you enjoyed these lakeside photos. My only regret is that I wasn’t wearing shoes with cuter soles. I have this one pair that leaves flower-shaped footprints. Next time! :D
I love these footprint photos. It’s amazing how something so haphazard can be so artistic with the right eye.
Thanks, Chuck! Some of the smaller bird prints reminded me of cuneiform tablets. :D
Great photos again. I am blogging without a theme so I am all over the place!
Hi Viridian! It’s funny, but I would struggle more if I did not have a theme. Have an A to Z theme reigns me in and keeps me from spending too much time choosing photos for each day. (I still fall down daydreamy rabbit holes from time to time, something I’m rather prone to!) Thanks for dropping by again and happy A to Z-ing to ya. :D
I don’t now what the footprints are, but this reminds me. The other day, I stopped by a friend’s house to feed her pet rat while she was on Spring Break and there were the craziest footprints in the snow. They were barely visible and long, but looked to light to be a rabbit and too big to be a mouse.
Hi Patty, I wonder if they were from a bird that was lightly hopping along? Or a snow spider? (Yikes! What a thought!)
Hi,popping in from the A-Z – loving your website :)
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Oh, my love! These are absolutely gorgeous (sort of like the artist who created them!! Absolutely like the artist who created them!) Your work shines through with love and hope. Thank you so much for capturing moments so many would miss. I know you are inspiring the world for positive change. Brava!
Tui, I can’t help you figure out who left those footprints, but they look pretty big for a bird!The only birds I’ve seen with big feet are Sandhill Cranes which I’ve seen in Florida and I think they also hang out in the Midwest.
Hi Courtney, Ah – perhaps that’s a crane’s footprint. I have seen some large white crane-like birds around here, as well as herons. Thanks for your input! :D