LIl' Pumpkin

It had to happen, I forgot my memory card. Friday afternoon Amy, Rhegan, & I headed out to visit some pumpkin patches. We were in the middle of the first “shoot” and I saw it “Demo Mode” flashing on the screen. Crap Crap Crap Crap Crap. The flash card was sitting at home.
Well, needless to say, I was the idiot that day. We had to rely on the ol’ point and shoot and while if used correctly, can produce nice results, has nothing on the D300.

We took a few shots and decided to go get out little Miss a wagon and head home for some more pictures.

Last of the springs...

My personal favorite of all the springs is Boze Mills. I think this is because it is by far the least visited of the springs & mills on the river but holds so much beauty. I wish I was better with my D300 because I feel I failed to capture the true beauty of this place.
UPDATE
After coming back to look at my pictures, I have this HDR shot to offer:

Boze Mill
Nestled in a beautiful glen beside the Eleven Point River, Boze Mill Spring forms a sparkling blue pool which produces 12 million gallons of water per day.The historic 1880's turbine and hand-layered rock wall from the grist mill still exist. Located above the Riverton access,Boze Mill is a perfect starting point for tubing away the afternoon on a summer day.





One of the last springs we visited was Blue Spring. There was a mill in the area but I had to choose one or the other.

Blue Spring is located approximately 12 miles east of Eminence on Highway 106. (Not to be confused with another "Blue Spring" on the Jacks Fork River near Mountain View) The spring flows relatively slowly from a very deep cave shaft that is situated at the base of a dolomite bluff. The average flow of the spring (1923 to 1965) is 107 cfs, or 69 mgd (Vineyard and Fender 1974). The recharge area for the spring can be calculated to be approximately 107 square miles using the mean annual flow in cfs as a guide, and this approximation is supported by the current knowledge of the local groundwater flow that has been obtained using dye studies (Aley and Aley, 1987). The recharge area for the spring includes the headwaters of Logan Creek which is nearly 10 miles from the spring itself (Aley and Aley, 1987). This part of the recharge area lies in the topographic watershed of the Black River. The underground conduit of Blue Spring has been explored and mapped to a depth of over 300 vertical feet.The land around the spring was used as a lodge and retreat until 1960 when it was sold to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). The land around the spring is still a MDC inholding and state designated natural area.