Now is the time to wait on a slug ... right?

So yesterday I went hiking up to Fragrance Lake near Chuckanut State Park. As I walked up the hill and enjoyed the fresh air and wilderness all around, I came upon a huge disgusting slimy slug. I had my camera with me and was messing around taking pictures of trees, moss, stumps and the other normal stuff you see on a wilderness hike. To me, wilderness/wildlife photography has always seemed kind of boring. I mean, after shooting action sports all these years, if the subject isn't sprinting, flying, jumping or some other adjective, why bother, right? Well, for some reason I decided to stop and take this slug's picture. I guess you could say he was "sliming" his way across the path, so that warrants enough action for at least a couple pics, right?



The Slug



Well, on my first attempt, my lens didn't focus too well and my F stop was off, so it came out a little overexposed. Plus that slimy little slug was right between a shadow and the sunshine. As I waited for him to make his move into the spotlight, I got to thinking. Maybe this is the slug's chance to make his impact on the world. You know, like that Prairie Dog who has 31 million hits on YouTube Click To See. I started wondering if other Prairie Dogs are jealous of the one who is famous on YouTube. Maybe he/she is considered like the Tom Cruise of Prairie Dogs. Is that what I want for my huge slimy slug. Well, here's your time to shine slug. As I crouched low and snapped the second shot, the slug stuck his nasty little tentacles into the sunshine as if to say "make me famous Mr. Cameraman". It was his destiny. He was meant to make it to my blog. Well, without further to do, I introduce the slug. Not sure what to call him.

I guess, now is the time of year when you're supposed to enjoy the sunshine we've all waited so long to come. It's the time to smell the roses, jump in the water and wait on all the slimy little slugs that happen to slither into your life. Oh ya, I did manage to get a few other wilderness shots I figure I'd share in a separate post. Check them out and be sure to get out there this 4th of July and enjoy life for all it's worth.