I am once again trying my hand at Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge. Here is my contribution this week and the original photo I took is is below it.
Category: Photography
Early Morning Dew Star
I know there is not such a thing as a Dew Star but there should be. As I walked about searching for a picture/pictures to use in this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Unusual POV , the suns rays dancing of the morning dew keep catching my eye.
Here is the best of a dozen or so attempts at catching an Early Morning Dew Star.
“Thistle Me This” Says The Bee
Out My Office Window The Weekend Past
The mornings were unusually and delightfully cool this weekend past. As I drank my first Cup-of-Joe, sitting on the front porch, I watched the coming and goings of the Hummingbirds who have blessed our place this year. With the hot caffeinated brew, and the rising sun, warming me bones I formulated a plan and set about trying to get a few good-to-great captures of them.
I found a good spot close to some Jewelweed they seemed to like and nestled in with some fauna between it and me for cover
I would ease up and snap a shot or two but found the speed of the Hummingbird to be more than me and my Canon point & shot was able to come to grasp with.
Since I could not get the captures I wanted I could not help feeling blessed none the less. I was enjoying the beautiful blue sky and the whimsical cirrus clouds so life was great.
As I was setting there enjoying the day and the inner play of the Hummingbirds I saw that one keep going to this tree. Can you find it?
I was able to get several shots of this little poser. I hope you enjoy this lovely as much as I did and do!
Almost Missed It
I was walking down the path to the creek on our place and snagged my shirt on blackberry bramble. As I went to push it the part that snagged me out the way something out-of-place caught me eye. I had to go around the bramble a little to get a good look at what it was. I am glad i did because I almost missed it!
Droplet Adorned Jewelweed
New Kid On The Block
I think dragonflies are cool. I find the way they move about our place hunting and chasing each other fun to watch. And cool. This year I spotted some new kids on the block so to speak. But about a month ago the dragonflies seemed to disappear from our place. I do not know if the mild summer we had is a contributing factor but they just left. I must admit I was a little bummed out because I had hoped to get some shots of them.
Today as I tried again to capture Hummingbirds in the fields I saw a few of the usual suspects flying about. I suspect the hot weather putting in a late though expected appearance had them back on top of their game. AS I was walking back to the creek I spotted several of Spotted Skimmers and Common White Tailed Skimmers about. As I stopped to get a few shots of a Skipper Butterfly on an Iron weed the following beauty came by. I have not been able to identify it yet but it was small as far as dragonflies go. Getting a good focused shot was difficult but I think you will like the new kid on the block.
Another Small Thing On A Nice Lazy Day
One of the great things about blogging is I get to see into others world and cultures. I love the way others shares as well. As I was checking out a site from Indonesia I was observing some lizards he had photographed. We have five-lined skinks on our place and was telling him about them. He ask me to post some when I got a capture or two of them. So this one for you, pliesbilongtumi , one of our mini-dragons 🙂
Small Things On A Nice Lazy Day
I used my Canon Powershot S3is for these captures.
Lavender Haze
I spent an hour or so just sitting in the side field on our place late this morning. It was extremely hot and I found a nice shady spot along the path back to the creek. As I sat there in the shade, with the heat and humidity pressing upon me, I feel in love with nature all over again. I took my camera with me but it was laid at my side more than not this morning. As I took in the sights I was also aware of the sounds. As a small Field Skipper butterfly passed by I could actually hear it ‘s wings flapping as it went by my head! It is amazing what one can hear when we quiet ourselves.
I also heard the wings and squeaky little calls of the Hummingbirds, which I had though had taken off south early.I thought this because I have not seen many the last few days at the feeders. Slowing down enough to really see, I became aware of just how much Tall Ironweed, Spotted Jewelweed and other nectar rich plants that we are blessed to have on our place. It seems the fields bounty taste better than my sugar-water!
Sitting there looking, observing and listen to things outside of me helped me as well. Nature is pretty cool that way! Here is a few I took of the bounty of Tall Ironweed we have on our place.
Daffodil Hill Photography 