My First Love – The Sea I was born near the sea, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. My parents were living with my grandparents across the street from the beach. My early childhood is so deeply rooted in the sand and surf that it feels like the ocean is my mother. People used to think I…
Focusing at the zoo Easier said than done. Crowds, children underfoot, animals behind glass or cage wire, restless beasts. There were challenges everywhere. Sometimes autofocus is convenient and sometimes it’s ridiculous. Manual focus is a better choice to isolate your subject. Below is my third and last installment of our Franklin Zoo trip. The goats…
I took so many photos at the zoo that I couldn’t post them all at once, so I decided to break it into 3 parts. It was a nice day, warm but not hot. The zoo was busy but not overcrowded. Perfect really. So here’s part 2: There were a lot of exhibits under renovation,…
Annual Summer Family Outing We’ve never had enough money to go on vacations but we usually manage a few locals outings during the year. For the past 3 years we’ve managed to go to a zoo each summer. Considering my kids are all adults now it takes quite a lot of planning to schedule such…
When I think of a masterpiece my mind goes first to the beautiful world God made. So many exquisite details all working together in harmony creating a sensory playground for our delight, an expression of infinite love. It cannot be captured in one photograph. I could spend a lifetime photographing it and still not come…
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Life is full of curves – enjoy them!
I snapped these pics last summer with my phone, hence they are not great as I could not get close and had to crop in later. This was the first thing that came to my mind when I read that the photo challenge word was “fleeting”. It was the first time I have ever seen…
Here they are blooming away! All that heat and rain last week worked it’s magic and the little beauties started popping on Monday. I decided to wait a couple days to catch some full blooms. This is one bush with crazy long branches so they are all over the place. I hope you enjoy them…
It was so hot, sweat trickled down as our bodies moved slowly and our breath became labored… No, not that kind of hot! I mean it was 95 degrees in the shade with 100% humidity on Saturday as we visited our daughter at Union College this past weekend. The weather was one of those drastic…
Some of you might remember my rose photos from last year as I documented the two or three buds as they bloomed until they reached their prime in a vase. I was so pleased with their beauty and perfect shape. My mother had given me that rose bush a few years ago and it didn’t…
I walk out my front door onto the porch and my head naturally turns upward. I walk a little further and down the front steps while gazing above. I can never get enough of this beautiful sight, only available for a few days each year. Yet it fills my heart with so much joy that I forget…
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