Just About Tripped Over Him, I Did

Just as my bus crossed over the bridge 

at the Broad Ripple Canal, I looked over to see 

this heron standing beside towpath to the canal. 

I got off the bus a few feet further on 

and found the bird had not been startled away. 

I got my camera out of my backpack and was able 

to get a few pictures of the heron.

He was only about twenty-five feet away.

Generally, they seem to be very shy creatures 

flying away at the first appearance of a human

(this one, anyway), so I count myself lucky 

to have gotten this shot of a bit of

Indy's urban wildlife. 

Rambling Around

On Saturday, I had a bit of business to attend to in Broad Ripple.

This is the first time I've had the chance to kind of ramble 

around this urban village, known primarily to Indy folk 

as the site of hip music venues and arty boutiques.

The first full day of spring seemed to have brought out all

the citizens who had small children and dogs, as they seemed

to have descended on the Monon Trail en masse.

The doors had been flung open at this local produce market, 

both to greet the sunny day and the customers 

who stopped by, pausing a bit during their walks,

 to sample the various juice or tea drinks.