Sun Bath

Dazzling sunlight after much rain-- falling down and pounding the mulch in the garden out front so the red cedar has spattered the foundation. Two snakes came out to enjoy the sun by the rocks on the wetlands crossing- one a garter snake, the other quickly identifiable by the bright yellow vertical stripes on his black body.
The ribbon snake, moved his head side to side, hypnotizing some prey I could not see, perhaps. When my shadow moved across his body, he slithered off and plummeting into the water below.