Category: Nature

One From A Year Past

I took this picture a year ago almost to the day. I was using my dads Fuji FinePix S700 to compare it to my PowerShot S3is. The S3is was the winner for me because of its remarkable versatility and all around solid performance. Now that my S3is is dead I am going to have to borrow pops little shooter for next weekends Cruise downtown. I am hoping I can translate nature shots into some decent pictures of yesterdays muscle cars.

 

Many Splendors From The Day

First things first: It rained here today! An honest to goodness earth soaking, dust covering rain! That is one splendor from the day but no photos I am afraid. During a break from the rain I happened on an old church off the beaten path on a wisp like tendril of a road. What follows are several shots of the life that still goes on at this boarded up but way cool old church. (Yes I said way cool:)!

Though the light is low I love the diverging colors, angles and shapes going on here.( I first typed angels instead of angles but who knows……) Taken with my SP350 Olympus
This one has a lot going on in the background. Taken with my PowerShot G3
This is what is going on inside the colors and angles of this place: A thriving Eco system living and working unseen by those passing by. Taken with my G3
This is the old church in B&W. Photo was taken with my G3

The next two are somethings I saw and took a moment to capture for your viewing pleasure.

A doe and her fawns hanging out in an adjoining yard of a home I made a stop at.
Something I have not seen lately: A rain drop!

An Atypical Monday

Today started out well, almost great I would venture to say. The day greeted me with the soft hum of dawns warmth.
I arrived at work thinking a smooth Monday, well honestly a smooth ANY day, would be nice. It was a quiet, not brightly lit but lovely kind of day.
I could not believe my good fortune of how smooth of a day it was! So as soon as Five O’Clock arrived I took off for the friendly skies of my life’s airways!

I hope your Monday was a great atypical Monday!

A Friend, A Walk, A Good Time

The Bride and I went for a walk this evening right after a small but unsuccessful rain storm moved through. The storm did bring relief from the heat so I will give it its due for that part of it’s responsibilities.

We walked about and had no other task before us than to enjoy ourselves and that is what we did. Here are a few shots from the walkabout in the windy cool haze of today.

A sweat bee on a Buttonbush swaying in the wind.
A Smooth Phlox
I like this just because…
Ants on a Trumpet Vine
An ant in a Trumpet Vine

Some Things From The Day

A lovely place to sit.

I would loved to had the time to sit here with a very large and cold glass of ice tea.

A Damselfly

This little wonder was no more than four inches long. I am surprised my Olympus SP350 was able capture this because of its spot evaluation issues.

Old metal made new again!

A symbol of muscle cars as I remember them! Barely.

Augochloropsis metallica: cool name even cooler bee!
Augochloropsis metallica: Cool name even cooler bee!

Steven Schwartzman, the author of a blog I follow called Portraits of Wildflowers, had posted an amazing shot of this cool little bee that I dig. My Sp350 did a good job of locking in on this shot….till the wind blew. Still like it though.