VBS, or Vacation Bible School, started Sunday night. Everyone is busy, and the kids are having a great time! I love being the official VBS photographer! It brings back long past memories. Anybody else have memories of VBS? How about sharing them with us in the comment section.
Photo of the week: Bee and blossom
On Friday, July 10th, I wandered through the Arboretum, trying out my new monopod for the first time. That's when I took this photo. I'm hoping the monopod will steady my camera and help me get sharper images. What do you think? Did it do the job? Feedback is appreciated at any and all times. Thank …
Birding (and more) from the backyard bench
My camera, a Nikon D7100, gives me the option to choose between two image areas" DX crop (24x16) uses the full 24mm x 16mm image area, uncropped. 1.3X (18x12mm) crops each image using an 18mm x 12mm image area. Do I understand the math of these options? I recommend David Busch's Nikon D7100 Guide to …
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Daffy-nitions: disheveled
An unhappy windblown cardinal is complaining.
Walking in the “Relay for Life”
Today was the annual Relay for Life event in Western Lake County. A group from our church, calling themselves Team B.A.R.B., has been a presence at Relay for 10 years in honor of their friend Barb who lost her battle to cancer before she was 50 years old. The goal of the many teams who participate in …
Friday Faces: The ” face” inside the cow costume
Yesterday on my walk in the Arboretum, I was so focused (pun intended) on using my new monopod that I passed up two really good opportunities to add someone to my Friday Face gallery. On the way home from the Arboretum, I briefly berated myself for my forgetfulness, but it was too late to go …
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If you took a photowalk with me today…
...you could have given me a break by carrying my monopod part of the time. Just kidding really, but I wouldn't have turned you down if you had offered because carrying it is a new discipline for me... and discipline is possibly the best way to describe it because I'm not yet accustomed to carrying (or …
Dragonflies, damselflies, and birds, oh my!
Blue dasher dragonfly
Blue dasher dragonfly
Eastern amber wing
female redwing blackbird
An eastern amber wing
female redwing
song sparrow
northern cardinal
Blue dasher, a common dragonfly, according to Roz.
An Eastern pond hawk, posing perfectly! (I don’t know who comes up with the names, but I love them!)
The blue dasher dragonflies were dashing around everywhere!
bee of some sort
Variable dancers
My photo of the week
Walking along the trail in the arboretum for the first time in months, I came upon this weathered bench. I thought about sitting down to enjoy the view, but when I noticed the pretty purple flower, growing up from behind the bench, I decided instead to take a picture. I have no idea what the flower is, but …
Bobolinks, Savannah sparrows, Friday Faces, and more!
Last week, two friends, one a bird watcher and the other a photographer, suggested that I should visit a park in a neighboring county where there is an over-abundance of bobolinks (if such a thing is possible). Because bobolinks are scarce non-existent in my local park, and I trust both of these women to give good advice, …
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SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 