Capturing the year one day at a time.
It’s been a cold and rainy day today. Not exactly conducive to getting out and capturing a beautiful image. So indulge me if you will and please enjoy these images of the big birds at the zoo from last week’s visit. Thanksgiving is just two days away, so […]
Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable. Bruce Lee
“Do you mean to tell me, Katie Scarlett O’Hara, that Tara, that land doesn’t mean anything to you? Why, land is the only thing worth workin’ worth fightin’ for, worth dying for, because its the only thing that lasts.” Gerald O’Hara:
Thank you for indulging me with sharing my discoveries at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park from this week. If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I would definitely hit the bird house to see what I could find. There is a large aviary that […]
One cannot be at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park and not enjoy the Lions and Bears as well. Next to the Tiger pit were the two sister lions – Shera and Nababiep. These elegant cats enjoying the warm morning sun. The morning sun was also putting the Sloth […]
One phrase for today: Too Cute ! Too Cute ! Two little adorable, cuddly, cute, fuzzy and stripped Sumatran tiger cubs have started their daily outdoor adventures at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Born on August 5, 2013 to their parents Damai (mom) and Kavi (dad), Sukacita (girl) […]
These little beauties are regular visitors in the Manor’s garden. As winter is around the corner, visions of beautiful images with birds in the snow came to mind. I remembered that I had some from last winter in my portfolio. I was excited to revisit these images as […]
Earlier I hadn’t the opportunity to share with you some more images of the beautiful pre-dawn morning last week at Bombay Hook. Today seems like a perfect day to sit back and enjoy. So grab a glass of wine, a cup of coffee or whatever your preferred libation […]
The Leaves The leaves had a wonderful frolic. They danced to the wind’s loud song. They whirled, and they floated, and scampered. They circled and flew along. The moon saw the little leaves dancing. Each looked like a small brown bird. The man in the moon smiled and […]
Today was a day filled with mundane tasks. Wrapping up mid-afternoon, a quick look outside caused these two Downy Woodpeckers to catch my eye. For once I had my camera set up for birding as earlier in the morning I was hoping to capture a Winter Wren. With […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 