The Vernal Pool

The yoga studio has its vernal pool again. After many many months of just a dry depression at the edge of the parking lot, it has arrived again thanks to many bits of rain over the past couple weeks, including 2 or 3 inches of rain yesterday.

A vernal pool full of loads of potential for entertaining me and my camera. As of this morning there were no frog eggs or tadpoles, and with temperatures just a bit too warm, there are no lovely, frozen pieces of artwork.

With a some luck this little pool of water will stay around for a while, for me to observe each morning as I arrive for yoga.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.