tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52458163683427399732024-02-18T23:47:57.990-08:00Total Image PhotographyDigital photography.k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-21008799917528516112017-05-21T22:19:00.001-07:002017-05-21T22:21:16.466-07:00Crooked River<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Beautiful things can be seen all over the place. Sometimes I get lucky and witness the splendor with my camera in hand. <br />
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k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-25228905338717909062013-07-19T00:24:00.002-07:002013-07-19T00:24:38.987-07:00Cobwebs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There are many more, and should I get a wild hair, I may share them with you too, but for now there are enough examples for you to get a feel for what we were doing.<br />
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k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-7061340805024766482013-07-19T00:21:00.002-07:002020-09-21T11:42:42.771-07:00Attic Dust<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-15871068100806947482013-07-19T00:16:00.002-07:002013-07-19T10:26:14.393-07:00Sifting Through The Attic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Years ago, a friend of mine and I started playing with graphics and words together. He went out each weekend and took hundreds of pictures and found it fun to see if he could pick something up along the way that might instigate some graphic maneuvering from me, then I would tie in a part of a poem I had written and we shared them. He went by the name of Sklee. I ran across a puddle of some of those that we had already posted in a world gone by the way of cyber growth. Walk with me if you will, for just a while, as I move forward down a different kind of memory lane.<br />
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There was a young dove that let me enjoy its company today, while I was carving out my place in the paper caves.<br />
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It looked me over a few times to be sure that I was not going to do anything harmful.<br />
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Then it walked over to the other side of the railing on the deck, made itself comfy on the corner and went to sleep.<br />
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We spent over an hour together, in peaceful meditation.</div>
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Just a touch of colour from the tail of these sweet, little birds and the silhouette becomes a bit more than it was before. I wasn't sure I was going to get anything out of these, it was so close to nightfall, and the flash annoys these little birds, so I took em by hand, sans the tripod (I'm bad about that), and here's what I ended up with. I like the silhouetted image, and the curve of the wings, and branch. How about you?</blockquote>
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He almost looks like a little statue on top of this branch as he braced himself with his wings, while the wind blew through the branches.<br />
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These little birds really like the delphinium. This one fought off 3 other hummingbirds while I was watching them, just to keep the claim made on this bundle of blue. <br />
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Perched atop the lilac tree on a very small branch. He fluffed up his feathers because the wind was blowing enough to sway that branch back and forth. <br />
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This last one makes me laugh. He was so enthusiastic about getting that nectar out, that he stuck his whole head in sideways to reach the sweet spot in the flower. I'm pretty amazed that I caught it.</div>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-28073211899386857502012-07-13T22:49:00.001-07:002012-08-11T13:09:41.371-07:00Puddles of Sunshine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When the red hot poker blooms it does so with a bright yellow that seems to capture the sunshine inside of it. The small tubular petals climb to the top changing from yellow to bright orange. It's a favorite of the hummingbirds.<br />
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Those of you who know me, know that I spend my spare time stalking my backyard for hummingbird photos. While I have feeders up to keep them happy, and encourage their return, I prefer to get shots of them in their own natural habitat (sans the feeders). <br />
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While I was out today, I noticed one that looked very
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. The markings were much darker, and the eyes much bigger than the greenback hummers. I was very patient waiting for him/her to get comfy with my presence, and then I saw his treasure!<br />
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I have not looked this one up yet, so if you know for sure what type of hummingbird it is, please let me know. If I figure it out first I will come back and let you know :-)</div>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-6443665485423673422012-06-12T17:21:00.001-07:002012-06-12T17:27:09.997-07:00Flowers in the Yard<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Oriental Poppy looks like crumpled tissue paper before it blooms.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Iris that has just a touch of purple, and silver...</td></tr>
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These flowers are all in our backyard. The Iris' are just now beginning to bloom. As the colours unfold I will post more of the variations. If you click on any of the images it will open a larger version for you to look at. The white Iris above, is a good one to do that with, the nuances of silver dust are hard to see otherwise.</div>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-5340465434444147962012-06-04T11:20:00.000-07:002012-06-04T11:20:20.591-07:00Peterson's Rock Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There is a wonderful place that sits on four acres of land called Peterson's Rock Garden. The man responsible for building the wonderful replicas out of stone, glass, shells, and obsidian is no longer living. Rasmus Peterson was born in Denmark, and wanted to show his appreciation of his "new world," he spent the last 17 years of his life creating a miniature word out of small buildings. Here are some of the things we saw:<br />
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<br /></div>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-90487153182898602972012-05-20T23:05:00.006-07:002012-05-21T00:17:47.030-07:00Solar Eclipse<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGxqmMr-FLOSdgrCMDF5SwpgqY4REE2D12EXJqldScrzIcj6VAYltg5WMZ2mahgJHnmv7CLQbYqa0RtrAnjhhoh47FzNmKaRVTDt3S1yd1jcvz1JqSGZlyRNpJWjBBXvjbaNoR3jH8wcr/s1600/IMG_3979-02-sized.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGxqmMr-FLOSdgrCMDF5SwpgqY4REE2D12EXJqldScrzIcj6VAYltg5WMZ2mahgJHnmv7CLQbYqa0RtrAnjhhoh47FzNmKaRVTDt3S1yd1jcvz1JqSGZlyRNpJWjBBXvjbaNoR3jH8wcr/s400/IMG_3979-02-sized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744881530103057810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLru85vNEnIL46kwq4IS_Wwk4hqpnLbURRYXxTOpIi0-wpDE5_dFqwRW2VPhqFH8lF6ClmMuffUIcGQCkNbFIIBdrVzVfeEFNL9cUDUGyf62ByGIyNzXGriRjLrFC5EXTi9oKIVrTiHofD/s1600/IMG_4168-Sized.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLru85vNEnIL46kwq4IS_Wwk4hqpnLbURRYXxTOpIi0-wpDE5_dFqwRW2VPhqFH8lF6ClmMuffUIcGQCkNbFIIBdrVzVfeEFNL9cUDUGyf62ByGIyNzXGriRjLrFC5EXTi9oKIVrTiHofD/s400/IMG_4168-Sized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744880682877689794" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv5vbCL1AbxmxKRtuq6nfgP2Dz66sb5RFSqNb9G0k4N4W_32aHPIZpIZxE8KZHY0JoCeaWm3kgtlCad0WDEZb9YFeh6AQMMeQDJux0MSMgw4JiZKWBvktpst6QF0LDKS2ZmVJU_ZGlbRZ/s1600/IMG_4171-Sized.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv5vbCL1AbxmxKRtuq6nfgP2Dz66sb5RFSqNb9G0k4N4W_32aHPIZpIZxE8KZHY0JoCeaWm3kgtlCad0WDEZb9YFeh6AQMMeQDJux0MSMgw4JiZKWBvktpst6QF0LDKS2ZmVJU_ZGlbRZ/s400/IMG_4171-Sized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744880123585919826" border="0" /></a><br />The sky was quickly changing tonight. I had forgotten that it was the night of the Solar Eclipse, until I took this picture and saw that the sun was partially cast out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Clouds continued to play with the light and pictures were painted right before my eyes, here's a few for you to enjoy too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KgT3ZNQLtPPug4AQZpMA3tU8Czxw06CAqeG2p2fqACWuuuJl_7ItBuY9YV4eefTc0IxpqkgLprULDg34m5CFW2DzRw0-QZGr82Gqz2yE1XouoOE8rOapnkjQdOncflLFv-C2LA8EmcF4/s1600/IMG_4223-02-Sized.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KgT3ZNQLtPPug4AQZpMA3tU8Czxw06CAqeG2p2fqACWuuuJl_7ItBuY9YV4eefTc0IxpqkgLprULDg34m5CFW2DzRw0-QZGr82Gqz2yE1XouoOE8rOapnkjQdOncflLFv-C2LA8EmcF4/s400/IMG_4223-02-Sized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5744880677327862658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These shots were taken within an hour of one another, in the order that they are displayed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The light began to fade, into beautiful shades of blue. It was wonderful to watch.k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-34547382751327065152012-05-13T14:36:00.006-07:002012-05-13T20:16:02.305-07:00A Walk In the Yard~<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO71RAj18dPLZjCU90ZUkVfsP-FADz7lcd8ACoPvW2aWzvjxoU-S1rUN4r5g2BbIurcENbznXaC2fLKT-GcAgSZdafH0TLuB8bufgZ9H68Yl7GPE2UYkW0aQlD5K-31hNnuS7pxlTjspM/s1600/Flowers0047.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO71RAj18dPLZjCU90ZUkVfsP-FADz7lcd8ACoPvW2aWzvjxoU-S1rUN4r5g2BbIurcENbznXaC2fLKT-GcAgSZdafH0TLuB8bufgZ9H68Yl7GPE2UYkW0aQlD5K-31hNnuS7pxlTjspM/s400/Flowers0047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5742221425403814898" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu2fYWochtVto-7BJCzIpIDu537aLjKTemii0d4cYGQps2l2kEuLs3IF-4bfQbwBABeRoTxDvz0ekepm1ZzeXZ-pwhoJgQmNBPr8ofZJqJaUjH_eUHbL85Vpu5lmI6lPWDVCwxoT8eEv8/s1600/Flowers0038.JPG"></a><br />Spring brings with it some of my favorite dashes of colour...<br /><br /><br />This is one of our peony tulips, I love the full bodied blooms that they share with the yard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu2fYWochtVto-7BJCzIpIDu537aLjKTemii0d4cYGQps2l2kEuLs3IF-4bfQbwBABeRoTxDvz0ekepm1ZzeXZ-pwhoJgQmNBPr8ofZJqJaUjH_eUHbL85Vpu5lmI6lPWDVCwxoT8eEv8/s1600/Flowers0038.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu2fYWochtVto-7BJCzIpIDu537aLjKTemii0d4cYGQps2l2kEuLs3IF-4bfQbwBABeRoTxDvz0ekepm1ZzeXZ-pwhoJgQmNBPr8ofZJqJaUjH_eUHbL85Vpu5lmI6lPWDVCwxoT8eEv8/s400/Flowers0038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5742221423263369122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a development that has transpired over the years. We planted red tulips, and yellow tulips, now we also have these beauties.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />... a little closer :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPUML1MkC9VOg4T3ZcsXcUrPOmc2j4mTvWjz8BA2RT4yy_FEaGXZ-zgj9g0rIa4xqcqSSXnK2JbuYwTsNH7CFZ30d7oBOyKWXRulIt5eWS-wq4sKXYOKXMk92H-ytb9mMsIVhS4yWSWwA/s1600/Flowers0034.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPUML1MkC9VOg4T3ZcsXcUrPOmc2j4mTvWjz8BA2RT4yy_FEaGXZ-zgj9g0rIa4xqcqSSXnK2JbuYwTsNH7CFZ30d7oBOyKWXRulIt5eWS-wq4sKXYOKXMk92H-ytb9mMsIVhS4yWSWwA/s400/Flowers0034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5742222188654069042" border="0" /></a>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-60290739419936146842012-05-12T14:46:00.013-07:002012-05-12T15:11:57.193-07:00Cat and Bird<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJ2GxBSGXTpgsINJIWEGStXhvmntXpSftwtNrjnJJ2UgMUwaRWrvjCb2eGCcRy4B526RUjilQ8uID1LtxSXl7WTwqRgAWT0NSYYMlmjluihQbJ-mfoY9ik_dyBSjs1YbvPu2cSpHYpPBF/s1600/TheHunt-06.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJ2GxBSGXTpgsINJIWEGStXhvmntXpSftwtNrjnJJ2UgMUwaRWrvjCb2eGCcRy4B526RUjilQ8uID1LtxSXl7WTwqRgAWT0NSYYMlmjluihQbJ-mfoY9ik_dyBSjs1YbvPu2cSpHYpPBF/s400/TheHunt-06.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5741770647836942674" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">When I got home yesterday, there were some visitors in the yard...</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPn6GbB87bvOD32GiqlKyhktJG7RpJNu9-7nNEt4mCjeGzYA4xqn-nsiDALPuzkY8MWhy6ltHoNvbZ3ihRwyQdEirYlSVlBL3i4otwFUydeYJvIqyPeFXsYarls4PfwRi8HoZECUMDf-T6/s1600/TheHunt-01.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPn6GbB87bvOD32GiqlKyhktJG7RpJNu9-7nNEt4mCjeGzYA4xqn-nsiDALPuzkY8MWhy6ltHoNvbZ3ihRwyQdEirYlSVlBL3i4otwFUydeYJvIqyPeFXsYarls4PfwRi8HoZECUMDf-T6/s400/TheHunt-01.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5741766783493449362" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >This cat belongs to a neighbor, and is a good hunter, as I have witnessed by the clusters of feathers he occasionally lays at the doorstep of my garden shed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But what I saw was not the "Mighty Hunter" tossing feathers in the air...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHuHryimfeWAGwvD9vcxDKdkdsq46YYEXNh8OMLW_CZPaqz28O1DV62knDhOJC6invjs7gfgtCT9NldpfMO6wRwjwyIIao2lUIhuUfxoiFs88Z6U8M_MAJLA8FYStzDzLP4Z0uuxo7P23/s1600/TheHunt-02.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHuHryimfeWAGwvD9vcxDKdkdsq46YYEXNh8OMLW_CZPaqz28O1DV62knDhOJC6invjs7gfgtCT9NldpfMO6wRwjwyIIao2lUIhuUfxoiFs88Z6U8M_MAJLA8FYStzDzLP4Z0uuxo7P23/s400/TheHunt-02.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5741767529026157378" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It was this spunky little bird that was playing cat and </span><strike style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">mouse</strike><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> bird with the Mighty Hunter. He would stay close enough to keep the cats attention, and then when the cat got into pounce mode, this little Jay would hop a little closer.</span><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5zEY790MvMovIIuLo5Blp5i7Bannd540psbL8UyHQWuVThhhXM_ndAYodAGhUxSISTeii9KzF0mxZjFWjeKkwvfFsOigOAeb5Axj1LOAR2HT8D25VfZOq5uOw4hZmYk_4wlu8q1ihpwk/s1600/TheHunt-03.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5zEY790MvMovIIuLo5Blp5i7Bannd540psbL8UyHQWuVThhhXM_ndAYodAGhUxSISTeii9KzF0mxZjFWjeKkwvfFsOigOAeb5Axj1LOAR2HT8D25VfZOq5uOw4hZmYk_4wlu8q1ihpwk/s400/TheHunt-03.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5741768276369227186" border="0" /></a><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I had a right mind to warn the poor little bird, but instead I went inside to get my camera. When I came back out Mighty Hunter was in stalk mode again.</span><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFd1NnTFt3jNjeH8wP9oArYr6dnsQoH0-4mJR0HkFx1-W9dMtEcJRJo3WFz4iTVYS2lIZgzQ1MhA0g1OeBo4-ySz8Pfeo5aWmAXMczludFC9PvkxrD0WxK17CEntxlZggxKTLl03VgjFf/s1600/TheHunt-05.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFd1NnTFt3jNjeH8wP9oArYr6dnsQoH0-4mJR0HkFx1-W9dMtEcJRJo3WFz4iTVYS2lIZgzQ1MhA0g1OeBo4-ySz8Pfeo5aWmAXMczludFC9PvkxrD0WxK17CEntxlZggxKTLl03VgjFf/s400/TheHunt-05.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5741768757263714242" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">He seemed to be pretty comfortable in between the grass and the sidewalk, while the little Jay picked up a friend.</span><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOF03v7q_UMGCYzLtflpMBA2eoSoq5ogcrZNlTpFYiRdz8fMPiaM8fluQZCmsu6clNgQg52XgGFBijcp34VgnA3vP0W9PPcAVrHc0Dy93sgvRx-wxPZtycSVLSSidE3yfFSul2s_OjXftO/s1600/TheHunt-04.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOF03v7q_UMGCYzLtflpMBA2eoSoq5ogcrZNlTpFYiRdz8fMPiaM8fluQZCmsu6clNgQg52XgGFBijcp34VgnA3vP0W9PPcAVrHc0Dy93sgvRx-wxPZtycSVLSSidE3yfFSul2s_OjXftO/s400/TheHunt-04.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5741769122643318546" border="0" /></a><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Now they were both rushing up to the low laying hunter, and then hopping off again. I was afraid for the cat!</span><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Eventually the cat tired of the chase, and sauntered off to his home again. The little birds followed him for awhile, and then took to the trees.</span></span>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-57035148912958432542012-04-22T17:10:00.010-07:002012-04-22T17:25:45.792-07:00Humming Birds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWlZUJcLDl44uMktxEAQuli7-IHPDJFN2x9MjJOZ7AAIs45yaWBzvo7boSGxIdxXfxUW99GFE5FONF3oTKFzzHCu55s9poqoaLPt-mlxDBqaL8lBko1WSnR3g1ire5H4DXKPrluhdD2fn/s1600/Hummer-Feeder.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWlZUJcLDl44uMktxEAQuli7-IHPDJFN2x9MjJOZ7AAIs45yaWBzvo7boSGxIdxXfxUW99GFE5FONF3oTKFzzHCu55s9poqoaLPt-mlxDBqaL8lBko1WSnR3g1ire5H4DXKPrluhdD2fn/s400/Hummer-Feeder.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734382795917843762" border="0" /></a>They are one of my favorite winged creatures... the humming bird.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQForyw1BCdI7k85bidwwYAm6WTmqoN41UJssnfZS3elul4VLuktF0M0Y8liyxI7byevOP7l8Sm1kDrlCc9Gjpxx0zTweeNFly0i6fLanqeD_Ypo-EaM-LRkuM0M6auWrK3gBWunvMFB6/s1600/Hummer-BellaDonna.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 494px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQForyw1BCdI7k85bidwwYAm6WTmqoN41UJssnfZS3elul4VLuktF0M0Y8liyxI7byevOP7l8Sm1kDrlCc9Gjpxx0zTweeNFly0i6fLanqeD_Ypo-EaM-LRkuM0M6auWrK3gBWunvMFB6/s400/Hummer-BellaDonna.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734382318890551410" border="0" /></a><blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQForyw1BCdI7k85bidwwYAm6WTmqoN41UJssnfZS3elul4VLuktF0M0Y8liyxI7byevOP7l8Sm1kDrlCc9Gjpxx0zTweeNFly0i6fLanqeD_Ypo-EaM-LRkuM0M6auWrK3gBWunvMFB6/s1600/Hummer-BellaDonna.png"></a><br /><br /></blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyX7x-qzqmH-mBo3R9ijLYWx4VtWYoTWvtSucmZ0cDBGkQpSC-I8FiRY-u8cuoVJaAh7I1OvoA5DsS4h0vsDBj2Ij_vkZEDa96Q-08vN4rxBEOsdnXP3OjxiN0sXtGX3G9yACcgAU895h/s1600/Hummer-InFlight.png"></a><blockquote><br /><br />While the Bella Donna plant can be toxic for humans, it appears that these little guys like the nectar within.</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br />The wings of a hummingbird can flutter at amazing speeds. Sometimes all you can see are the traces of their wings in the blink of the shutter.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxCa4ctskBSccONmdpkYKx2GsnBFzsFZTEZBGVThgrEdVMwTZDPO3KkoREjla4m_RVcbBfQlbkuk4WrERJaLM78hAypenfHBGynD7D-J0fUVibOkKvXODDThXY7mC8HltUwrHNkNTIBJp/s1600/Hummer-OpenBeak.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxCa4ctskBSccONmdpkYKx2GsnBFzsFZTEZBGVThgrEdVMwTZDPO3KkoREjla4m_RVcbBfQlbkuk4WrERJaLM78hAypenfHBGynD7D-J0fUVibOkKvXODDThXY7mC8HltUwrHNkNTIBJp/s400/Hummer-OpenBeak.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734384055206464034" border="0" /></a><blockquote>Every once in awhile I get lucky, and catch one slurping up an insect I cannot even see, or just at the tail end of that meal with their beaks barely parted.<br /><br /></blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ysswNeb6kHOWbLaoQI3w9IZKi6Ml7hI2UGM4VxKHDRB_Gta7iuC7dligycjHLf4kUEelD9rriRRmvheEW5lR9k7bpznWpMZCLQe7VT8kJ3dQBOMv2-HwTDtFBFZ9r9gC95NRBdsXfzc7/s1600/IMG_1644-02-1200.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ysswNeb6kHOWbLaoQI3w9IZKi6Ml7hI2UGM4VxKHDRB_Gta7iuC7dligycjHLf4kUEelD9rriRRmvheEW5lR9k7bpznWpMZCLQe7VT8kJ3dQBOMv2-HwTDtFBFZ9r9gC95NRBdsXfzc7/s400/IMG_1644-02-1200.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734384706594501570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Often I catch them resting. People tell me they never see them sitting still, but if you watch closely, and become a part of their world, you will see them resting often in between their feeding.k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-34399249368465887372012-04-08T21:27:00.007-07:002012-04-08T21:57:36.669-07:00Patience on Macro<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"> I am combining two of the Blogging for Fun (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/BFF4FUN/">BFF</a>) prompts from this week:<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">BFF-181 "<span style="font-style: italic;">No Particular Place to Go</span>"</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">BFF-182 "<span style="font-style: italic;">Patience</span>"</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWqBa802kRD6Fwup_ybgdsg2M9V-fISr5u3RYJm6qXS4FftRq93rTngwRKZIahfp1oUWM5zc0fr-Q2Y8qCYzpp_RycNuCJS2hlQvJjSTwBMcTwDXmANGmYScDmVpVuuFviCy_eOVaXS_I/s1600/2012-04-08-Bees02.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWqBa802kRD6Fwup_ybgdsg2M9V-fISr5u3RYJm6qXS4FftRq93rTngwRKZIahfp1oUWM5zc0fr-Q2Y8qCYzpp_RycNuCJS2hlQvJjSTwBMcTwDXmANGmYScDmVpVuuFviCy_eOVaXS_I/s320/2012-04-08-Bees02.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729259341513154770" border="0" /></a>Sundays bring with them a wonderful complacency that allows me to cruise at a nice slow speed and enjoy the day. Even if I have </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >no particular place to go</span><span style="font-size:130%;">, I will often climb in the car with my camera and see what the world has to offer me. Before the first picture presents itself I feel rejuvenated. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">It's easy to get lost in the chaos that time management determines during the work week; to lose sight of the details that get shuffled under a pile, or pushed aside because of deadlines. I look forward to exercising the </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >patience</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> required to sneak up on a bumble bee, or drink in a slow moving butterfly. Nature on macro has a tendency to ask me to slow down. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">I enjoy quiet Sundays. Just me, my camera, and nature showing off. </span></p>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-47474972316876161972012-03-14T15:37:00.007-07:002012-03-14T15:55:33.106-07:00Feathers of Fluff<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOHdlOgQFKUTqONt0pJqmhwtuv6jYQlu6q1sFffKQdKO1Q4Ljavnct9-0FYzbeQY9Wyjg9MLlkPwUvrSQ6cIYCpib7zJFI98fBaVWvO9YpgHtwaU2HbgYPAm74hOGxwp_WEMiEbHbRu7q/s1600/IMG_0392-FAV-TI.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOHdlOgQFKUTqONt0pJqmhwtuv6jYQlu6q1sFffKQdKO1Q4Ljavnct9-0FYzbeQY9Wyjg9MLlkPwUvrSQ6cIYCpib7zJFI98fBaVWvO9YpgHtwaU2HbgYPAm74hOGxwp_WEMiEbHbRu7q/s320/IMG_0392-FAV-TI.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719886999644573090" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >One Mother's Day morning I happened upon a</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" > gaggle of goslings who were just old enough to be venturing out on their own. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQBxq1uHgZuAwvMUwYN28DCKT09Uu3ozO863BmfuYL3Y3Qmm2r33ZA-PWdV9jlBwZRx0Z5lmYkgVcU2iddeOh2Jmt9vG99EqD5-pP9Q9YJZEQaunFuPSVKYJnVrRO40gKVmu7brNL4SmB/s1600/IMG_0457-TI.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQBxq1uHgZuAwvMUwYN28DCKT09Uu3ozO863BmfuYL3Y3Qmm2r33ZA-PWdV9jlBwZRx0Z5lmYkgVcU2iddeOh2Jmt9vG99EqD5-pP9Q9YJZEQaunFuPSVKYJnVrRO40gKVmu7brNL4SmB/s320/IMG_0457-TI.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719887656428917410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Shhhhhh, gosling sleeping.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PyYe-nRh3CeKJKxL4E9WQT15bAPFkpiSg1DQTXZtgBUlYFGrINfoG1MGUNKwdE61-HPZ_oitmh3Yf-IP0SpU3rsB8zxSGSJKP5Ivqk-O8GQ08s38Y1YPsb8MGMpSzOHC0o_ow2_EtyeP/s1600/IMG_0417-TI.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PyYe-nRh3CeKJKxL4E9WQT15bAPFkpiSg1DQTXZtgBUlYFGrINfoG1MGUNKwdE61-HPZ_oitmh3Yf-IP0SpU3rsB8zxSGSJKP5Ivqk-O8GQ08s38Y1YPsb8MGMpSzOHC0o_ow2_EtyeP/s320/IMG_0417-TI.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719889853105268290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >It was hard to tell which of the larger geese were the "Momma's" but it felt like a but of fluffy Mother's Day magick to me.</span>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-32973467622122361472012-03-04T20:21:00.000-08:002012-03-14T15:28:40.259-07:00Simplicity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtellZiXvgD6wKsRGY5HmYosEAl-UQw-9sV8QMj1nNIdHMnFUUVz-NrlnDC1DRNu_er-3cWeerJDHIQQ1ZYKjc3tnfIzg7fqLOIHOXbehNyFsNkyl5ZSLa82EeLT7bNEk9gMxm-nSnE7a/s1600/IMG_7981-1-TI.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtellZiXvgD6wKsRGY5HmYosEAl-UQw-9sV8QMj1nNIdHMnFUUVz-NrlnDC1DRNu_er-3cWeerJDHIQQ1ZYKjc3tnfIzg7fqLOIHOXbehNyFsNkyl5ZSLa82EeLT7bNEk9gMxm-nSnE7a/s320/IMG_7981-1-TI.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719882078839980946" border="0" /></a><br />Have you ever wondered whether the roots of a tree might look like the branches that sprawl into the sky, if you shook the dirt from them, and gave them air?k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-13678067910186008892012-02-29T10:59:00.008-08:002012-03-01T10:38:29.851-08:00Spring Budding<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDnqmQekARCdjHyBrxNSRZLrRserpncgXLjVAF-uaR_Ej7jwp-be2UBQqrwHxDp9hBYdzz3djUzaU5EYq3MgA1_94m2duxizSfzUl5HLl7SPea2ELWLjny1Rd8UGHeHNucXwprM0T_u9-/s1600/Flowers0328-TI.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 478px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDnqmQekARCdjHyBrxNSRZLrRserpncgXLjVAF-uaR_Ej7jwp-be2UBQqrwHxDp9hBYdzz3djUzaU5EYq3MgA1_94m2duxizSfzUl5HLl7SPea2ELWLjny1Rd8UGHeHNucXwprM0T_u9-/s400/Flowers0328-TI.png" alt="Busy Bee" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714634396179198018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoemk74an3-8wTNps66Qi-iFna_4hTDfoNgCrSohoTitMgLU4vEXhilGZ2gX7gqEx2lj-fM0oz8JEHWTBSy0IYZ-jT1oBvP5ZnLpkogoQFXZxxlIL5_dARlNQQkOqTFBq2xsKEBIL-hTdH/s1600/Flowers0330-TI.png"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 506px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoemk74an3-8wTNps66Qi-iFna_4hTDfoNgCrSohoTitMgLU4vEXhilGZ2gX7gqEx2lj-fM0oz8JEHWTBSy0IYZ-jT1oBvP5ZnLpkogoQFXZxxlIL5_dARlNQQkOqTFBq2xsKEBIL-hTdH/s400/Flowers0330-TI.png" alt="Roses in Bloom" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714634712448536114" border="0" /></a>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-57423568538724699942012-02-26T13:05:00.005-08:002012-02-26T13:13:41.382-08:00Humming Along<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWjiDTXpdS_9qo3Fb_uENRe8O-kwTaPbJnjee6PB9oBZEsDZMTZG-vLfge-38dtFW1Bnn7-HLtLzdy1CMqRm5o5K_vo5j8UAJDK77E4pAc5or7eJv0kLsOHNhGmY1Yawe6RghdB6F7CwU/s1600/HummingShivers.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWjiDTXpdS_9qo3Fb_uENRe8O-kwTaPbJnjee6PB9oBZEsDZMTZG-vLfge-38dtFW1Bnn7-HLtLzdy1CMqRm5o5K_vo5j8UAJDK77E4pAc5or7eJv0kLsOHNhGmY1Yawe6RghdB6F7CwU/s320/HummingShivers.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713553486802240418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">The hummingbird is such a delicate creature to watch as they flit from one branch to another. I wait for them each year, as the sun warms the sky, so that I too can become part of their world. If I sit quietly beneath them, I can take pictures of them all afternoon.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c7RP7CztR-iXFxSGMPt9WnZoNOb6MskGNWGLHOlCLwtC187DOJtvRK0R5SxyPouGaATMFkfWbIvPgzMm1xc-lWwX34BTZHeOhr9H662oMnBKq-gHrt8sGQi-aP8HClJn70OuThUin8Tz/s1600/HummingFeeds.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c7RP7CztR-iXFxSGMPt9WnZoNOb6MskGNWGLHOlCLwtC187DOJtvRK0R5SxyPouGaATMFkfWbIvPgzMm1xc-lWwX34BTZHeOhr9H662oMnBKq-gHrt8sGQi-aP8HClJn70OuThUin8Tz/s320/HummingFeeds.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713554301943519234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">A couple of years ago, I realized that if I kept the colour of my clothing close to the colour in the nature around me, they were rarely bothered by me... as long as I moved slowly.</span>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-37222921687376135792012-02-26T12:10:00.011-08:002012-02-26T22:12:01.225-08:00The Liebster Award<a href="http://myviewthroughkateyes.blogspot.com/2012/02/liebster-award.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 69px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADvD66hS2T2pnk2QW-LsHFPTWnSb4I7eODWW73T6hCkUA__kOqyRT0mHN2nQ6G9L2V37vFu0z1qdJSugNbz6gGl1v5ulwOUFB0fmiKDNiSr-UUaixHklMbdM4aSw_9KOg5TJO81hv8f7j/s320/LiebsterBlog-02.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713606333379223074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />To be recognized for something is a wonderful feeling, especially when it is least expected. Photography and writing are two of my most favorite things, I share both with the world on some level, and Kat has been kind enough to share this award with me. Thank you Kat!<br /><br />(qtd. by Kat)<br /><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">According to Dawn:<br />The origins of the Liebster Blog award are somewhat unclear but the general consensus is that it originated in Germany, Liebster meaning favorite or dearest, to showcase bloggers with fewer than 200 followers. Upon accepting the award the recipient must then pass it on to five more blogs of note.</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The five blogs I chose are:<br /><br /><a href="http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com/">Kathy the Giggling Truckers Wife</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ineverwantedtobeafirefighter.blogspot.com/">Tim O - Who Never Really Wanted to be a Fireman</a><br /><br /><a href="http://mydistanthusband.blogspot.com/">Daph at My Distant Husband</a><br /><br /><a href="http://pleasing2theeye.blogspot.com/">Pleasing to the Eye</a><br /><a href="http://anothergovernmentemployee.blogspot.com/"><br />Christopher, who is more than Just Another Government Employee</a><br /><br /><br />I am passing the torch to those whom I find just as deserving of recognition.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:x-large;"></span></span>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-28439364913994195452012-02-22T17:44:00.009-08:002012-02-22T19:09:31.339-08:00Tybee Island, Georgia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-zDHYoiP_1w0rsW_gbm6Bg63zYlbiC8UNQOwiBizObZURxw2UF8XO1ihHro2v9ctpooIuO56H2mNSAxVkMmelzTNeprQfnHdChTrsKngkHxg-aUBkXeH5N6o75YETuZ2D9emPcDnoxdj/s1600/2010-Tybee0245-02Sunset.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-zDHYoiP_1w0rsW_gbm6Bg63zYlbiC8UNQOwiBizObZURxw2UF8XO1ihHro2v9ctpooIuO56H2mNSAxVkMmelzTNeprQfnHdChTrsKngkHxg-aUBkXeH5N6o75YETuZ2D9emPcDnoxdj/s400/2010-Tybee0245-02Sunset.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712143809241629090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Tybee Island is a little slice of paradise on the Georgia coastline. Settled just past the corridor of long, sweeping, moss covered trees that line the streets of Savannah, is a small place with strip style dining just off of the beach, tourist attraction trinket shops, and the magick that is Tybee Island.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Umz7NWB6Vlg4CFnkgaRBn251tFHtkfj-WCxscb1_yRolhqLKPsI1YF1E9zIQrxH2rhyphenhyphent395ce1yePxh3GGuCpkAF4en9NwasnUWnpdLkkNH7-x6AVeuGAHUYTXf3_5qUOcCHHUymGqgR/s1600/2010-Tybee0244-Swing-TI.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Umz7NWB6Vlg4CFnkgaRBn251tFHtkfj-WCxscb1_yRolhqLKPsI1YF1E9zIQrxH2rhyphenhyphent395ce1yePxh3GGuCpkAF4en9NwasnUWnpdLkkNH7-x6AVeuGAHUYTXf3_5qUOcCHHUymGqgR/s320/2010-Tybee0244-Swing-TI.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712144069539177874" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGn3WX0bfULRGn89BrFkQ9xiKghBYMLEbuldThr0bgGgS-ibTj7pTcHX9CrlzjJm5K71LrICKcRwV-LdxGD0ZYIvGs2VVtjDp9zu_BHRjrWkVEaYUGxv8yty1GAnVGwjUlbqrDJEfpRYH/s1600/2010-Tybee0243-TI.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGn3WX0bfULRGn89BrFkQ9xiKghBYMLEbuldThr0bgGgS-ibTj7pTcHX9CrlzjJm5K71LrICKcRwV-LdxGD0ZYIvGs2VVtjDp9zu_BHRjrWkVEaYUGxv8yty1GAnVGwjUlbqrDJEfpRYH/s320/2010-Tybee0243-TI.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712144414319526610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I have a fondness for the sound of the ocean waves lapping at the sun baked shores. I also treasure times spent on the back porch swing, so you can imagine my enthusiasm for a place where I could indulge in both. It was like a quiet symphony played out on natures breath.<br /><br />It was a long drive from where we started, which meant that we did not have many hours of daylight to enjoy before the gloaming sky surrounded us. We indulged in some tasty local cuisine, at one of the strip eateries along the beachfront. Then we walked along the shores, played along the sandy waters edge, and gazed at the lighthouse as the sun faded into night. I'm glad I got some photos while I was there, it may be a long while before I am close enough to see Tybee Island again.</span>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5245816368342739973.post-15565029799575002792012-02-21T20:09:00.000-08:002012-02-21T20:09:34.433-08:00Butterfly Daisy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm not sure what kind of butterfly this is, I just liked the colour combination between the flower and his wings.</div>k~http://www.blogger.com/profile/17308736457276683273noreply@blogger.com0