South Trail Head of Henry’s Fork Green Way St. Anthony

Kara and I started out on a frosty morning looking for something pretty to paint. Henry’s Fork of the Snake River has endless possibilities in this area. There are the bridges, in town, the gravel beds and islands, or the willowy banks and cottonwood trees. The South trail head of the Henry’s Fork Green way is not as popular as the other trail heads because it starts about two miles out of town, and heads North back into the main green belt.

Although it is late March, spring has not yet pushed winter away. There is still snow on the ground where the shade blocks out the sun and our shoes crunch on the thin layers of ice that melts during the day but refreeze every night. The sun is shinning but it doesn’t take the chill off the air.

Kara and I are both working in oil, we are both painting a small 5 X 7. As we stand there painting the animals around us forgive our trespass and start about their daily routine. The small wrens start calling, there is a” key-yai” of an osprey across the river., and the Canadian geese fly over in their uneven “V”. Kara is doing so much better at getting her paintings blocked in and I enjoy getting back to a small size, which paint fast because there isn’t any room for details.