Friday, February 22, 2008

Return to Wall Springs

I recently paid a return visit to Wall Springs.

The last visit occurred during a dry spell, so the outflow from the main spring was weak. My region of Florida has experienced decent rainfall lately, so I expected the spring to manifest a more robust output.

Big difference.



Just like last time, I spotted a juvenile snook in the brackish lagoon. The video came out surprisingly clear.



Still no fox squirrels. The fish in the main spring were the best animal entertainment. About a dozen of them were hovering with their noses sticking out of the water.



The above photo is the lagoon from the south shore.

See the images posted from my earlier visit for comparison.

Monday, February 04, 2008

Guitarist T. J. Helmerich (unidentified tune)

There is one T. J. Helmerich tune that I've been digging for years after hearing it on a instrumental guitar collection. I just looked up T. J. on a lark at YouTube. Ordinarily I don't post but full videos of instrumental tunes, but this solo is just too sweet to pass up.



It has a little bit of that Allan Holdsworth off-the-wall feel to it but still strikes me as very melodic.

I may have to hunt for more of this kind of stuff.