The loon is the Minnesota state bird and the Canadian national bird. When I was growing up in northern Minnesota I used to love to listen to its mournful call. So I was happy to see several loons on a lake near my mom's house. Loons are agile divers and can stay under water for …
Weekly Challenge: From Above
This was a perfect challenge for me this week. I flew to Minnesota to visit family and on the leg from Bend to Portland, I was flying in a propeller plane and had a window seat. On one photo, I was trying to use a low aperture and high shutter speed to stop the motion …
My 500th Post – Critters
These critters where hanging around outside my office window yesterday. The squirrel was eating leftovers from the bird feeder. The blue jay is way too big to perch on the bird feeder, so the next best thing is the tree branch next to it. I will be absent from my blog for a few days …
Unknown Bird
I saw this little bird at the part the other day and didn't know what it was. I figured someone in the blogesphere would know. It had a blue/black body and a rust colored head. Any ideas? Maralee
Sunflowers
Sunflowers are one of my favorite summer flowers. They just make me happy. It will be a while before ours start growing so until then, I'll have to enjoy cut flowers. Maralee
Through My Lens 