Sunny afternoon at the park.

The missus wanted to collect some acorns for the squirrels that we have here at home.

You can see how the late sunlight started to color the mountains. We had a power cut, and it was best to go out late, as things slowly started to cool down after a very hot day. Instead of twiddling thumbs and sitting around during the power cuts, we use the time to get out into nature. A cool wind was blowing, which made the conditions ideal outside, for some photography.
The skies were clear, with only this thin band of cloud stretching along the top of the mountain range.

I have 5 photos of the mountains, and some photos of my wife collecting acorns for the squirrels.

Now you will see below how she loves to forage for nuts.

A real busy bee, and you can see that she almost has a half a bag of acorns, that she gets under this big old oak tree. One of the few oaks that has not been cut down yet.

And here she was waving at all of you on Hive Lol.

And then it was time to go back home.

We are very worried about the cutting down of the old oak trees, as they are invaded by what they call Borer Beetles, as they destroy the trees internally. This weakens the branches, and they can create much damage, by simply breaking off and falling down. A catastrophe can occur if the branches fall on houses, cars, or people, and it has already happened on a few occasions. So, the decision was taken to rather cut the old giants down.
Now where would the wild squirrels find acorns to eat? A real worry, as we have hundreds of squirrels all over the area. Maybe they will change their diet, but we don't know how healthy it would be for them to lose the vitamins that acorns contain in their new diets.
Be it as it may, we will have to wait and see what the future holds.

The trees are really being decimated here by the beetles, as they cause much damage. See below.
This tall tree was cut open to show how dangerous this tree has become, as eventually both of the branches will break off the trunk and come tumbling down. So yeah, sadly it will have to go.

I have done a post about the invasive borer beetles before and will soon do another one to show you more damages.

But for now, I hope that you enjoyed our outing.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

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