There's an area that we walk near our home that has an unusually large number of crows (maybe they're ravens). There must be hundreds, maybe even thousands, of these birds. Â The cacophony of these birds fills the air where you can hardly hear yourself talk (ok, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit . . . but …
Day 209 – Heartbroken
If there's one thing people should know about me it is that I have a very soft heart when it comes to animals. I was devastated when my little Bichon Frise 'Nicky' died several years ago at the ripe old age of 17. Â We adopted a cat from the Humane Society and later found out …
Day 208 – Critters
Tonight was another attempt to photograph the hummingbirds who have been frequenting our feeder. Â They must know that I'm there because they either don't show up, or if they do, the leave quickly. Â But I did get one shot of a hummingbird. While I was sitting there waiting, I saw a family of quail in …
Day 207 – On My Front Porch
We have had a lot of hummingbirds at our feeders recently so my plan was to sit on our front porch and photograph them when I got home from work. Â It was 90 degrees out, and very hot sitting on the porch. Â Not a single hummingbird showed up. Â They probably had a lot more …
Day 206 – Black Eyed Susan
Had a busy day/night and didn't have much time to shoot. Â We have a single black-eyed Susan growing alongside our driveway so that was my focus for this shoot. Â Another stray seed blown in the wind. Â I have an area in my garden that is all black-eyed Susans which should be blooming soon. Maralee
