BIRD WEEKLY – PHOTO CHALLENGE – BIRDS OF PREY I’ve taken a lot of pictures of raptors in the air, flying in the distance and high above me in the sky. My closer encounters have been largely in my driveway where… Read More ›
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WORLD SHARING AS THE GLOBE SPINS AND SPINS AND SPINS
Share Your World – With A Twist 8-11-2020 The Harry Potter – Part 1 I’ve read all the books AND seen all the movies … but honestly I don’t remember what thing was in which book or movie. They have… Read More ›
RETURN OF THE ORANGE CARDINAL AND THE PROBLEM WITH SUNSHINE ON FEATHERS
I had a really hard time yesterday trying to bring the color out in the orange Cardinal’s feathers because the sun bleached them so effectively. I could see it, but it was pale compared to what my eyes had seen…. Read More ›
HOW GRIFFIN BROKE TINKER’S HEART
Tinker and Griffon were almost exactly the same age. We got them a few months apart. Griffon was deemed not-breedable because he had a problem with a rear leg. It was fixed before he came to us and was neutered…. Read More ›
THERE REALLY IS AN ORANGE CARDINAL IN MY YARD
He came back today. And this time, I had a camera. I took pictures and it took me hours to process them. All afternoon, actually. I have to spend some time talking about the problems of getting the color in… Read More ›
GINGERBREAD IN THE MORNING
I felt like baking this morning. I usually don’t care about anything but coffee, but this morning, after taking 130 pictures of birds and squirrels, I wanted something warm and sweet with my coffee. So I made gingerbread, which is… Read More ›
SO MANY BIRDS AND SOME IN STRANGE COLORS
Yesterday, I saw a bright orange bird flutter by one of our feeders. My camera had just gone to flashing red. My battery was dead. And the bird wasn’t around long enough for me to get a photograph of him…. Read More ›
ANTHURIUM, ANTIQUE CHINESE POTTERY, COLLEGE DEGREES – AND THE FUTURE
FOTD – August 7 – Anthurium I actually didn’t know what the flower was until Judy Dykstra-Brown looked them up and told me. What has turned out to be so interesting is though the orchids in the pot flowered once… Read More ›
PETS AND THE PANDEMIC
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #6 It’s ironic that we lost both of our Scotties during this pandemic. Gibbs, who had never shown any sign of illness, simply died one afternoon on the sofa — soundlessly in his sleep and Bonnie,… Read More ›
LOST LOVE?
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #4 I think I’m married to my lost love. So I guess he isn’t lost. Garry was never lost. He was just too busy. I had to wait until his career was less important than his… Read More ›
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT IN THE MORNING
Yesterday, while I was feeling especially poorly, I got up early to get something to drink. I looked out the dining room doors and there, on a feeder, was a bright red Cardinal and a brilliantly yellow Goldfinch. Even feeling… Read More ›
BLACK, WHITE, AND LIGHT
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Lighting of Any Kind The light in black and white is different than in color. You need not only light, but usually shadow or rays to show the light off to advantage.
RAPUNZEL WOULD HAVE HAD A HARD TIME IN WORCESTER
A Photo a Week Challenge: Tower A major shortage of towers has thwarted the return of Rapunzel. Maybe in Boston, though horses have a hard time on the packed street. Out here, where horses live, there just aren’t many towers. Not… Read More ›
THE LAST PICTURE ON MY LAST CARD – STILL IN MY COMPUTER
bushboys world I actually published this one already, but I’ll post one that hasn’t been processed, Though to be fair, aside from cropping I didn’t really process these much. They were taken in good light with the right lens, so… Read More ›
ENJOYING AN IMPERFECT LIFE
Nothing goes exactly as planned. No vacation or visit is perfect. Some part of every meal won’t be ready when the rest of the dishes are served. Guests come too early or late, leave too soon — or not soon… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS IN A WEIRD AND CHANGING WORLD – JULY 2020
The Changing Seasons: July 2020 It’s not just about pictures anymore. It’s about energy … finding enough of it to actually take pictures which look exactly like the pictures you took last month because you are still at home, so the… Read More ›
