One thing taking photos almost every day has done for me is open my eyes. I notice the little things much more. These leaves caught my eye as I was going for a walk one evening. We've had this bush in our yard for years and this is the first time I've noticed the little …
Quarry Park
On my last day in Minnesota, my sister and I took a walk through Quarry Park in St. Cloud. What a wonderful place it was to walk through (our bike, ski or snowshoe). It was developed from an old granite quarry. I wish I'd had more time . . . I would have liked to …
Weekly Challenge: Patterns – Dandelion Seeds
Thunder Clouds
We have had some unusually warm weather for this time of year and every afternoon this week we have had some "pop-up" thunderstorms. It has been so dry here this winter that these storms have the potential to be very destructive. A couple of nights ago, I noticed the sky turning an incredible shade of …
Tree Swallows
While I was visiting my family in Minnesota last week, I took daily walks through a small wooded area. They had a lot of snow this year and the snow melt created several small swampy areas. Every day I would see these birds flying around, darting down to the water and back up to the …
