A few weeks ago, it was the time when turtles are laying their eggs. We saw a lot of snapping turtles (or snappers) on the side of the roads looking for places to lay their eggs. I wanted to take some photos, so we decided to stop. They don’t move very quickly which makes it […]
Dandelions … most people hate them … others like them. They are a weed, and usually are not wanted, especially on nicely manicured lawns. I enjoy the looks of the dandelions when they are bright and yellow and I enjoy the look when they look like powder balls and are ready to spread their seeds. I […]
I had some time to try some more water drops. Originally I thought I could use a forget-me-not on the background to show as a reflection in the water drop. I didn’t have any success with that (will have to try again). So … instead I put a few small flowers on the water surface […]
I’ve had this sitting on my desktop for awhile, and thought I would put it up this week. I worked some more on changing photos to sketches, and chose some portraits because I thought they could work well in this format. The directions (see a previous post: Bird Sketches) I’m following are easy to use, […]
Bleeding hearts have many names: Dicentra spectabilis, Lady’s Locket, Lady in a Boat, Valentine Heart, Dutchman’s Trousers, Dutchmen’s Breeches, Glory Bower, and Lady-in-a-Bath. I don’t know how many other names there might be, but I was surprised when I started looking.The sun was setting when I took these pictures, and was shining through the hedge behind these […]
Last week I put some pictures up of some daffodils in our yard that our daughter had planted last fall. She was disappointed when she was here a couple of weekends ago because she had planted other daffodils that were fancier, and they weren’t up or blooming. They bloomed this week, and are gorgeous. Thank […]
I enjoy looking at the spring flowers that come up. This week I discovered some blue forget-me-nots in a small corner on our property. I didn’t know we had them, so it was a pleasant surprise. We also have a grouping of trilliums, so it’s interesting watching them grow too. They are getting thicker every […]
A couple of weeks ago, we had the opportunity to be in Niagara Falls, Ontario while I went to a work conference. We’ve been there a few times before and have enjoyed many of the special attractions. We prefer the natural attractions, so spent most of our time walking to the Falls and enjoying their […]
I’ve tried taking photos of the moon before, so when we were told that it would be a super moon, I wanted to try taking a picture of it. It’s not easy. As you can see from the following pictures, I experimented but still didn’t quite get a sharp picture. The first picture is of […]
Spring is definitely here. We are seeing small wildflowers coming up in the bush. What a treat to walk in the bush behind our house right now. It has dried up more, there aren’t too many water puddles, and there are no bugs yet. It won’t be long before that happens, so we are enjoying […]