There wasn’t a bird in sight when I went out around noon to feed my feathered friends. It took a while. I had to clean some feeders. It’s one of my least favorite jobs, but unavoidable if you feed birds…. Read More ›
#Photography
SPARROW BABIES RAPIDLY GROWING
The baby sparrows and their mom was like watching a Disney wildlife movie, but I had to add my own dialogue.
THUNDER OUTSIDE AND THE SKY IS YELLOWISH WHITE
Share Your World 7th June 2023 I’m assuming rain is on the way. Thunder has been rolling for the past hour and a bit, though no rain yet. I has rained every day for the past three days, but we had… Read More ›
WEATHERED WOOD
CFFC: Weathered Wood It seemed for a while that all the weathered wood photos I had were full of birds. Birds are very good at weathering wood. Then, I finally I found a few things that aren’t all birdy. Phew!
LOST AND LOVING IT
These are old photos during a period when I didn’t own a good camera. It was one of those few intervals when I had nothing but an inexpensive slightly-better-than a throwaway camera. I’ve said it before and I’m sure I… Read More ›
JUNE FLOWERS
FOTD – June 5 – June Garden Usually by now the garden is blossoming like mad. It looks like will will have both roses and daylilies, but not yet. Why are they so late? I don’t know. Maybe it’s the erratic… Read More ›
THE END AT THE END
I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a while. Garry and I are in an age group where our friends, colleagues, and family all have some kind of physical issue. It may be minor, something requiring medication. Easily controlled…. Read More ›
Like Bookends
We met in college. 1964. I was 17, he was 22 and recently out of the Marines. The college radio station was a great place to make friends, a great place to form relationships. We worked together, played together, dreamed… Read More ›
THREE VIEWS, ONE ORIGINAL
1-TO-3 PHOTO PROCESSING CHALLENGE – JUNE 2023 I keep trying out this challenge to see if I can find a design that I like better or at least as much as the original. I like the black and white well… Read More ›
END OF MAY 2023 – LAST PHOTOS
Last on the Card – May 2023 What is unique about this is that these pictures are actually from 4 years ago, but were never downloaded. I had completely forgotten these photos were ever taken. So what a surprise when I… Read More ›
DECK FLOWERS
FOTD – June 2 – Deck Flowers Now that we are three years into growing flowers on our deck, I’m beginning to learn what grows well there. The answer is petunias, begonias and lantana. Since we had to cut down… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS, MAY 2023
The Changing Seasons, May 2023 It has been strange month in many ways. But it has been a strange year. We are coming into June, so that’s almost half a year gone. It doesn’t feel like half a year. It doesn’t… Read More ›
JUST ONE COLOR – MORE OR LESS
CFFC: Colorful Monochromes I was unsure of the percentages, but all of these are predominantly one color or a mix of colors, like autumn foliage. The first picture is not black and white. It looks that way, but it was… Read More ›
HOLLYWOOD WILL CALL, SOMEDAY (BUT IT BETTER BE SOON)
My monthly royalty payment from Amazon came in yesterday. I was pleased to see it was the same as last month. A total of $2.57 was directly deposited into my checking account. I am not sure how many book sales… Read More ›
MEDIA WAR STORIES – EPISODE 16
A DAY EARLY AND FUNNIER THAN EVER
MAY IS GONE! WHAT HAPPENED?
Share your World 29th May It is Memorial Day, the “unofficial” start of summer which for almost everyone in the Northern Hemisphere is the real beginning of summer. However, June first is the start of meteorological summer, and Wed, Jun 21,… Read More ›
GREAT CORMORANT!
Great Cormorant, Bird of the Week XIII It sounds like the kind of cursing Clark Kent’s boss at the Daily Planet used. “Great cormorant, what are you writing Clark?” As it happens, I do have a few cormorant pictures from last… Read More ›
A GREAT BLUE HERON IN THE MUMFORD RIVER
As we arrived by the dam, there was a huge heron in the river. One of the delightful things about herons is that they will stand very still for long periods of time while waiting for just the right fish… Read More ›
MORE GREAT BLUE HERON
I took a lot of pictures, so I got a few more ready to go. I am going to make a print of one of these — but I’m not sure which one. This means I was doing double duty… Read More ›
THERE’S AN “I” IN MAY
CMMC – May Alphabet any word with an “I” There may not be an “I” in team, but this month, there’s an “I” in May.
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 