Twenty Three Swans a Visiting

On Saturday, I saw 23 swans in a group out on the creek.  I have never seen that many visiting before here.  It is usually 5 or 6 every few years.  They were pretty far away, so the pictures were not easy even with about the equivalent of an 800 mm lens.  I have a 600 mm lens and added a 1.4 extender.  So these are more of a record shot to record the event, since they were also heavily cropped.

St Andrews Estate Park

I needed a lunch break and found this small little park for children that I didn’t know existed.  I tried to take some slightly creative photos.

Snow and Ice After Another Storm

 

After a trip to town, we wandered around a little to look at the melting snow and ice.

Path Through the Woods

A dripping icicle from our garage from different angles

Ice on St. Mary's Chapel

Frozen  creek

A neighbor's collection of buoys in the snow

Snow at Night

Thanks to a new updated outdoor light fixture we added to the house, we could see the snow at night.
I thought the photos looked more dramatic in black and white.  

Sunset February 10, 2025

 

Great Blue Heron in Flight

 They sure are long and sleek.

Nicolet Park in January 2025

I took a few photos of Nicolet Park in Lexington Park in between appointments last week.  For fun, I added the Orton effect, which adds a soft glow to the photos.  It is a nice little park for a short walk, a baseball or basketball game, a visit to the playground, a skatepark for BMX bikes or skateboards, a picnic, or a splash park visit in summer.  The snow made most of the exercise difficult, but I enjoyed sitting in my car to eat my lunch.