I finally located the heron I stalk every winter. I've been checking all of its favorite spots and hadn't yet seen it this winter. But yesterday I spotted it hiding in the reeds along the river. It was pretty well camouflaged and it was a distance away across the river but I did find it. …
Hooded Merganser
I haven't had much luck photographing birds in the afternoon recently so I went out this morning to see what I could find. These hooded mergansers were swimming fairly close to the river's edge. Normally, the get as far away as possible when a human is in the vicinity. Maralee
Christmas Cactus
My Christmas Cactus has started to bloom. This is the first full bloom of the season. Maralee
Ice on the River
We had a few cold days where the water froze on the branches on the river. It has since warmed up which is fine with me. Maralee
Ice Crystals
We had a cold night last night and when I woke this morning there were some beautiful ice crystals formed on our bedroom window. Maralee
