01/21/25

While in Florida, I was able to capture some birds that were new to me, I had some great opportunities in the very short time I was there.  This is another that I saw while on the beach of the Atlantic Ocean.  These are Sandpipers and they were feeding in the surf.  It was adorable how they would run towards the waves and then as the wave came closer, run away from them. I saw that there were these little crabs along the beach and I believe this may be what they were trying to catch and eat as I was able to capture one with something in it's beak.

I have a very short video of them feeding on YouTube if you would like to watch.

01/20/25

 Happy Monday and happy new week!  My Gerbera Daisies that I brought in to over winter seem to be struggling a bit but are still flowering quite well so I must be doing something correctly.  This is a close up of the orange variety.  It's a nice bit of color to have in an otherwise blah winter.

01/19/25

 It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog!  Today's image goes back to my roots in photography as I decided to do this one in Black & White.  This is former Soo Line Switcher locomotive 353 heading out for a trip around the Western Minnesota Steam Thresher's Reunion show grounds with it's train.

01/18/25

 Today's image is another of what the area looked like and has looked like since our 16 inches of snow!  It makes for some lovely views but I am ready for it to be gone.  I like the patterns the wind made in the snow.  The icy trees also stayed that way for several days which was the only good thing about the bitter cold.  I thought the sun flare turned out rather interesting.

01/17/25

 It's Friday, TGIF!  We are heading back into a very cold time so here is a very summer warm feeling image.  I captured this Monarch visiting the Zinnias this past summer.  I was lucky to see several Monarchs this past year in a year where larger butterflies were not very plentiful.  This photo also works well for today because of the bokeh because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!

01/16/25

 Today is supposed to be a bit warmer, maybe we will get rid of some of this snow.  😏  I decided on a nice spring picture for today.  This is a Honey bee that was visiting the Dandelions last spring.

01/15/25

 It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog!  I am going to continue on with another of my favorites.  This is Wild Columbine or Red Columbine.  It's actually in the Buttercup family which was a surprise to me.  They bloom in April and May and are often visited by Ruby Throat Hummingbirds and Bumblebees.  The name is said to come from the Latin word Aquila, which means eagle, due to the spurs on the petals which look like talons.