Sometimes the pictures just present themselves and I don't even have to leave the front steps! On this day last summer, a huge butterfly came to visit me as I headed out the door to do my chores... I didn't even have my camera with me when I first spotted it, and was pleasantly surprised …
Continue reading Adventures in Photography: Seize the Moment
We got the storm warning last night while I was cooking dinner, just as the sun was setting. It was a nice distraction as I listened to our local news tell us to brace for more snow, high winds and white out conditions coming our way this afternoon... Looks like I'm going to hunker down …
I spent the morning procrastinating again, a sure sign that I'm ready for spring. It wasn't hard to find reasons to stay inside a little longer, especially after my little red headed finch friends arrived for breakfast. I always know it's them because they are so noisy! And they are sooo pretty!! They posed perfectly …
Continue reading Adventures in Photography: Feathered Friends Up Close
Well my Saturday just got way more exciting. My Cheri Blum pieces have arrived and I just found a memory card I thought I'd lost which has some really lovely sunrises and sunsets on it (haha surprise!). Like this one... It looks as if someone took a paint brush and added an extra brush stroke …
Continue reading Adventures in Photography: A Little Brush Stroke of Good Luck
Sometimes the most beautiful scenes painted in the skies outside my windows come and go so quickly, I barely have time to grab a camera to capture them! As if someone is turning a kaleidoscope in the sky... I can get mesmerized watching and will often throw open the curtains and just sit back and …
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