When we walk this specific neighborhood park, there is a cluster of trees where we will often hear and see birds, including this stunning vermilion flycatcher. I haven’t always had the zoom lens, or even my camera with me, when we see him. The last two Saturday mornings I’ve walked to this park with my…
Category: Nature
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #101 – One Single Flower
On a morning walk last month, this single flower, petals glowing from the morning sunlight, caught my eye as I approached from behind. It stood out to me, all alone, as the sun lit up the yellow petals. I thought it was the perfect flower for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, hosted by my favorite…
25 💖
Wednesday, on our early morning walk, I captured this photo of these two butterflies sharing a flower. Was this perhaps a sign? A reminder that sharing life with someone special is itself, great value? You see, last Wednesday was our 25th wedding anniversary. Something we had started planning for months and months ago. And because…
West Fork Trail, Sedona, AZ
On our recent visit to Sedona, we decided to visit West Fork Trail, after it had been suggested to us that morning at breakfast. After attempting to scale Cathedral Rock (see post here), and not quite reaching the top (seemed wiser than risking our life on hands and knees near the top) we decided to…
Tarantula hawk wasp
This morning I ran across a flowering bush with several of these beautiful creatures enjoying the blooms. Apparently their sting can be extremely painful for a short period of time, but it is not dangerous to humans (very dangerous to the other creatures they prey on, such as tarantulas!) However, they are not easily provoked…
