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8-19-13: Today's photo is in response to Don's comment the other day about looking at things differently, so, here goes.... In the Round

8-18-13: Nothing too exciting but I did get a couple of basic bird photos. I think doves are greatly ignored. They may not be colorful birds, but they can be funny. I saw one chase away a whole group of young blue jays. Anyway, this guy was just checking out its surroundings. Surveying the...

8-17-13: Okay, enough of birds at the feeder for a day or so. Here are two quick shots I took today. The first one is Jenny, our Lab. She lives with four cats, one of which constantly terrorizes her. When I took this photo, Jenny knew Creature (the 6 pound, long-haired snotty cat) was...

8-16-13: Here are two quick shots I took this morning just before I got in the car to go to work. We have a few doves that seem to chase the blue jays away. This blue jay was definitely not happy. I Have My Eye On You I photographed this sparrow just as it noticed me and took off...

8-15-13: Okay, first my obligatory bird photo. :) It seems that most of us who photograph birds often try to get that spectacular, unusual, interesting bird image. Well, a lot of times that is just not possible. Sometimes, all you get is a view from below. Here's mine. :) Chickadee...

8-14-13: Today was a very long, tiring day at work, but I was able to get a couple of shots of my bird feeder visitors. I have realized that chickadees are pretty shy birds, at least the ones around here. That makes them pretty hard to photograph up close and personal without them flitting...

8-13-13: HaHa! Bird feeder drama continues. I came home and there was Scrat, on the back of the tree trunk, peeking around at me. Too bad she moved before I got out of the car. Anyway, here's today's bird feeder drama. One Can Never Eat Too Many Seeds I just love nuthatches. They are...

8-12-13: Not an exciting day as photos go, but here is the photo of a scarf I finished on Saturday. it is one of the 6-8 scarves I make each year as emergency and last minute gifts. I-Cord Scarf

8-11-13: For those who suffer from summer allergies, myself included, here is the bane of existence for many of us. You guessed it, GOLDENROD!!!! Betcha Can't Sneeze Just Once! Mostly Depollenized

8-10-13: After the humidity and rain we have had the past couple of days, it turned out to be a beautiful Saturday morning. I took my computer, tea and assorted other "stuff" outside, went to the picnic table we have in a nice shady spot. I have been enjoying the morning's nice breeze...

8-9-13: A series of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening relegated me to finding something inside to photograph. I finished these socks this afternoon and figured they would do for today's posting. At least it's not the opportunistic feline photo. :)

8-8-13: Today is just a small collection of fauna that I caught doing what fauna do. The red squirrel saga continues. I came home from work and Scrat, our local red squirrel was hanging around the bird feeder. It turns out that Scrat is a she, as you will see from one of the photos. Also...

8-7-13: Today is a hodge podge of stuff. A couple of bee shots, some plants, and yes, a bird. :) I've been taking a lot of bumblebee photos only because, this year, we have a lot of bumblebees around. They are not always the most willing subjects. Here are two from today's bumblebee...

8-6-13: Okay, this is a little different than most of my posts lately. The title says it all... What Am I? The only hints I will give are: it is family friendly and liked a lot. :)

With cat photos, don't be afraid to get on the cat's level, as others have said, and get close. Also, you don't always have to photograph the "whole" cat. Sometimes, part of a cat can have greater impact. All three photos, below, were from the same RAW file but cropped and processed...

8-5-13: Chickadee Once I realized the on-camera flash worked well, I decided to go get my SB-600 Speedlight. Now I was stalking chickadees. We have a whole bunch of chickadee fledglings hanging around the bird feeder. After a few shots with the flash, this guy started to ignore me for the...

8-5-13: Nuthatch Today was a much more successful day, at least photographically. I came home and noticed that there was a red-breasted nuthatch climbing up and down the tulip maple. I got tired of having blurry bird photos because of slow shutter speeds with my 55-200mm zoom, so I decided...

8-4-13: Not a big day photographically. I always find Nature very resourceful and wastes nothing. Here is a perfect example. A small pine sapling started growing in the middle of a trifurcated 40+ year old pine. Tree Within Tree

8-3-13: Fauna (or at least bees) There were a lot of bumblebees out and even some honeybees. Due to the issue of hive collapse, I did not see many honeybees last year. I have seen quite a few during the past few weeks, though. Considering that bumblebees look so clumsy, it's amazing how...

8-3-13: Flora I love weekends, especially when the weather is perfect. Today was one of those days. Having no explicit photo mission in mind, I just walked around until I saw things that hit my fancy. Below are images of the flora I found. These are very black, round berries on some type...