Thistle Seeds

My thistle weed in my back yard is going to seed and I thought it made for some interesting abstract photos. Maralee

Red Sunrise

We have had a layer of smoke hanging over the city for several days due to several fires in the state.  Each morning this week, the sun rose as a huge, red ball but I didn't time it right to take photos until this morning. This is actually 2 photos combined.  I had to take …

Daddy-Long-Legs

I am arachnophobic and try to stay as far away from spiders as I can.  If there is a spider I can tolerate, it is a daddy-long-legs. This one was sitting on a plant outside my house and took the opportunity to photograph it.  Fortunately for me, he didn't make any sudden moves or I …

Still More Hummers

I've been so happy to see the hummingbirds back and just can't seem to take enough photos of them.   I 'm hoping to get some photos of two (or three) of them at the same time, but they're usually chasing each other and moving extremely fast. Maralee