The geese didn’t disappoint today, and with a quick visit I was able to witness three flushes of at least 25,000 geese filling the skies. It didn’t take long to fill my 32 gig memory card, so now the assignment of trudging through all of the images to […]
This morning I’m heading up for a great field trip. Heading just north of Amish country in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, my destination is Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. Middle Creek is renowned for the thousands of snow geese that migrate via the Atlantic Flyway and stay for several weeks […]
In a field of sunflowers that face the rising sun, smiling faces shine brightly for all to see. We can all get lost in a field of sunflowers feeling like a child once again.
You know that Rolling Stones song? “You Can’t Always Get What You Want…But if you try sometimes, you’ll find…..you get what you need?” Well, the last couple of birding expeditions I’ve gone on this past week, this song rings true. I go out with visions of what I […]
“The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon […]
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. E. B. White
“If you feel the urge, don’t be afraid to go on a wild goose chase. What do you think wild geese are for anyway?” Will Rogers (American entertainer, famous for his pithy and homespun humour, 1879-1935)
“Like a red morn that ever yet betokened, Wreck to the seaman, tempest to the field, Sorrow to the shepherds, woe unto the birds, Gusts and foul flaws to herdmen and to herds.” William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis Canon 60D, 24-105mm L, 1/100 sec, f/4.0, ISO 1600, AWB. […]
With a pre-dawn departure to head to the beautiful and natural Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the bitter cold temperatures and strong winds made me wonder if I really should have just stayed snuggled in my warm bed. Heading to Cambridge, Maryland to visit the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, a […]
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. Charles Dickens Canon 7d, 100mm f/2.8L, 4.0 sec, f/22, ISO 125, AWB. Lightroom Adjustments: White balance auto adjustment, OnOne Preset: tinting red, exposure, clarity -26, vibrance […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 