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Tag Archives: nature
Winter Days…
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted. No flowers to shoot, and the weather is dull and grey, much as my mood. February has sunk into my bones like the chill of a icy winter’s day and I long for some … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Photography, Post of the Day, postaday
Tagged Alaska, Alaska Line, dog sled teams, Fairbanks, nature, outdoors, photography, Post of the Day, postaday, Steam Engines, woolly mammoths
37 Comments
Birds in the Snow
When I no longer thrill to the first snow of the season, I’ll know I’m growing old. -Lady Bird Johnson Last week, I posted about the challenge of keeping the squirrels off the bird feeder. I pulled it into the … Continue reading
Posted in bird seed, birds, postaday, squirrels
Tagged bird feeders, bird seed, Birds, hilarious antics, nature, outdoors, postaday, seed feeder, snow
26 Comments
Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons
“Just before the death of flowers, And before they are buried in snow, There comes a festival season When nature is all aglow.” Author Unknown
Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Autumn, Fall, festival season, Foliage turning, nature, photography, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Floral Friday 12.7.12
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
O.K., so I did a reflections post yesterday, but I wanted to add to these last three photos. The first is a pond where the boys run Cross Country with their High School Team. There are many walking paths here … Continue reading
Posted in Landscapes, sunsets, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged beautiful scenery, fiery ball, infinite wisdom, intense colors, landscapes, nature, outdoors, photography, Sunsets
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Floral Friday 9.7.12
Faithful Nibbles posted a quote from Sir Francis Drake the other day that was so, so appropriate to how I’ve been feeling, I thought I’d use it for this weeks Floral Friday. Prayer of Francis Drake, 1577 Disturb us, Lord, … Continue reading
Floral Friday 8.31.12
I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much. ~Mother Teresa
Posted in Beauty, Beauty in the world, daily post, faith, Family, Floral Fridays, flower photography, Flowers, Gardening, Inspirational, macro photography, Photography, Post of the Day, postaday
Tagged beauty, faith, Floral Friday, flower photography, inspirational, Italian Garden, Japanese Garden, Maymont Park, nature, Post of the Day, postaday
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Floral Friday 8.25.12
The fact is that in order to do any thing in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Floral Fridays, flower photography, Inspirational, Photography, Post of the Day, postaday
Tagged beauty, Blue Ridge Mountains, Floral Fridays, floral photography, Focus Stacking, inspirational, landscapes, macro photography, nature, plants, Post of the Day, postaday, Shenandoah Parkway
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Zerene Stacker
I’ve not been posting as much as I would normally like, but I’ve been fiddling with a lot of photography in my spare moments. I’m trying to get a Zenfolio site up and running, and I’ve also been looking at … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, flower photography, Focus Stacking Software, macro photography, Photography, Post of the Day, postaday
Tagged different plane, Focus Stacking Software, lightroom, macro photography, macro shots, nature, photography, plants, Post of the Day, postaday, stamen, zerene stacker
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Floral Friday 8.17.12
A friend of mine has a lotus pond, and she graciously let me photograph it yesterday evening. As a lotus flower is born in the water, grows in the water and rises out of the water to stand above it … Continue reading