Ducks

It was a beautiful day yesterday and I needed to get some fresh air and clear my head a little so I took a little walk at the park.  The ducks were out cavorting in the water and on the ice shelves. Maralee

Moon and Jupiter

At least I think it's Jupiter.  I photographed this on Monday evening when the planet Jupiter was so close to the moon.  I was never very good at astronomy, so please correct me if I have the wrong planet in this photo. Maralee

Birds

I've been trying to capture some birds at our bird feeder for some time.  The feeder didn't have any visitors for the first couple of weeks but now we have them daily.  They're still hard to capture because they're pretty quick and any movement frightens them away. I need to get a bird book so …

Cattails

When I was in elementary school in Minnesota, many, many years ago, we used to paint cattails.  They grew wild just about everywhere.  Now you're not allowed to cut them, but I still appreciate them. Now that I'm living in Oregon, seeing all of these cattails bring back a little bit of that childhood. Maralee