Birthday walk in the park

Last Wednesday was my birthday. I decided to take the day off and spend the morning at our Desert Museum. Although I didn’t find many animal photo opps, it was a beautiful morning, a comfortable temperature, and I got some great nature photos. Happy Day 😊 In all things of nature there is something of…

Illuminated from behind ~ the Great Egret

So far away, I was not able to capture my desired photo of the egret I continued walking around the lake, snapping photos from different angles as I got near Often my goal is to capture my subject in the light, highlighting the details As I circled the egret yesterday morning, I realized I was…

Travel Destination: Arches National Park, Utah

After visiting the Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, and Capital Reef National Parks, our next stop was Arches National Park. Arches was one of our top favorites and one of the busiest. We arrived last May, right before the summer vacations, and we only had one location where parking was a challenge. We postponed that stop…

Accept Peace

A walk Away from the noiseQuiet, breezyMuted colorsThe sun shines through the leavesHelping me see that everything has its beautyCaptured momentFilled with peace Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid….

Harris’s Hawk

On my recent visit to our wetlands park, I saw this Harris’s Hawk up in a tree. I was able to get a few photos of him. He was far away, but I cropped the photo below for a closer view. I almost missed him. A reminder to always look up! In October we visited…