Water Lilies

We have a small pond near our home that has water lilies. Normally when I go to take photos of them the light is very harsh and by the time the light softens later in the day the lilies have closed. Today, because there is so much smoke in the air, the light was much …

Solar Eclipse

This morning we watched the solar eclipse at a friend's house. We were at 99.8% totality, so it did not get completely dark, but it was amazing how dark it got and how cool it got. The temperature dropped about 20 degrees during the darkest part of the eclipse. I didn't have a solar filter …

Hummingbird at Rest

This little hummingbird sat on this branch for about 15 minutes. I think he was hiding from the other hummingbirds who were chasing each other. I took this from inside my house and focused through a small opening in the branches. Maralee