I like using contrasting colors to add to an image, so I found something green to give contrast to the red rose. Old books sometimes come in handy. Do you think it adds interest?
Monday, March 4, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
Winter Birds 2024
A variety of birds hang around the local creek in the Winter when the osprey aren't visiting. We enjoy watching them and their variety of behaviors. There has been a huge flock of geese. I was surprised to see a pair of swans two days ago since I haven't seen any on the creek for several years.
Monday, February 19, 2024
Happy President's Day 2024!
Happy President's Day! I was thinking about the times I have visited places to do with the U.S. Presidents. As a child, we visited Mount Rushmore in South Dakota while camping. It was so huge!
Monday, February 12, 2024
Happy Valentine's Day This Week
Monday, February 5, 2024
Cute Buffleheads in the Creek
I just love watching the bufflehead ducks in the nearby water in the Winter. They bob up and down looking for food. They are very quick and very cute to watch. I am sure they are just trying to stay alive by constantly feeding. They eat water insects, snails, crustaceans (crabs in this case) and water plants. They are pretty powerful swimmers and known as the smallest North American duck breed. From a distance they look black and white, but closer up there are more greens and purples visible in their plumage.
Here are some older favorites of the little birds.
Monday, January 29, 2024
Annmarie Gardens January 2024
I visited Annmarie Gardens to pick up my "Romantic Couple" photo from the Warm and Cozy exhibit on Friday January 26th, the day it was about 80 degrees briefly. I had a spare hour unexpectedly, so I took a walk and photographed some of the fun art on the path. I was there last month for the Christmas display, but it looks a lot different in the daytime.
Monday, January 22, 2024
My Winning End of Year photos from 2023 Camera Club Competition
We are a small camera club, but it was very nice to have some winning photos in the End of Year competition 2023 (competing winning photos from earlier in the year). Frankly, I think everyone in our club is quite talented and they all deserve recognition for their photography and their hard work helping with club activities. See our website, https://www.smccc.org for more information about the club.