I wanted to take advantage of a day off and a minor decrease in temperature to give attention to some flowers that were in need of dead heading. The bed in which I was working are frequented by Bumblebees. Lots of them. They love the Cone Flowers. Every time I reached for a stem aContinue reading “Attack of the Harmless Bee”
Category Archives: Nature
A Whirlwind Finish
A three week whirlwind of dance has come to a close and with it the end of our dance season. The end of June was the annual recital beginning with dress rehearsals, Followed a couple of days later with a weekend full of sold out recital performances, A couple of rehearsals and lots of packingContinue reading “A Whirlwind Finish”
A Handheld Moon…
Every article I have ever read on how to take pictures of the moon stresses the importance of a tripod, a cable release, a minimum of f14 and a shutter of @ 1/5ish second. I do not think I have ever seen a post about taking a photograph of the moon without using your tripod.Continue reading “A Handheld Moon…”
Warmer Weather is Coming!
I have been feeling a bit antsy lately, couped up inside, not to willing to go out and hang in the 30 and 40 degree f weather any longer. The calender says Spring has officially arrived, the weeds and the Lily’s sure seem to know it is here, but the spring time temps have not. I amContinue reading “Warmer Weather is Coming!”
Adventures in the Smokies
Hiking along the trails with wife and daughter by my side on our annual visit to the Smokey Mountains was difficult to get going. Rain graced us every day sans two, my father in the hospital recovering from hip surgery, and my wife required to work on Christmas day resulting in a fly down forContinue reading “Adventures in the Smokies”
Twilight and Dusk 