A triumph of Swans

North of Jackson is the Elk Refuge. A viewpoint has been built where Flat Creek flows into the Elk Refuge.  I often stop to watch ducks and blackbirds during the summer.  One July morning Trumpeter Swan parents showed their young cygnets.  I was lucky enough to be there to take a few photos.
     In early October I stopped at the Refuge viewpoint again.  The Trumpeter Swan family was swimming together past the overlook.  So exciting to see the 3 cygnets have survived their first summer.

     








October has brought frosty mornings with grass blades and leaves covered with bits of ice. This is a Buckwheat with frosted red leaves and dried flower stalks.                                                                                             Spruce branches behind.

A foggy morning at Signal Mt Lodge.