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This part of Oxley Creek is basically all sand. The big rain events of 2011 and 2013 must have wiped out much of the banks and the trees along with them.
Ephemeral desert streams are dry most of the time, but during the summer thunderstorm season they will see sudden flash floods. The mud in this streambed indicates that one such event occurred not too long ago.
I went for a hike to see what Irene and Lee did to the woods behind the house. There's been so much rain that there were little streams all over where there had never been any before. I've walked through these woods since I was a little kid and I've never seen one at this spot before. I set the shutter for 10 seconds and ran up to sit on a rock so I could turn it into a ghostly self-portrait of sorts. The mosquitoes were awful!
Day 243
We had to scramble down a very steep and icy ravine to be able to see this. Our friend's crazy dog thought this was a great place for a swim.
I saw this male at Penny's Bend in Durham the other day. They seem to like perching low to the ground.