There’s no better way to celebrate the best days of summer then with a great gallop in the field with friends. This morning was the Hunter Pace at the barn. A secretly timed race that each team tries to get as close to the time as possible. Different […]
Last night’s webinair was a lot of fun, and all it did was motivate me even more to get out there and keep photographing birds. This afternoon, I stalked my front yard for a bit. Although the hummingbird and gold finch were more concerned about what I was […]
I must admit, I believe I’m suffering from bird AD&D. There’s not a flutter in a tree that doesn’t cause me to stop in my tracks and look. What could it be? Is it something yellow? Is it perhaps blue? With a camera, I’m able to capture these […]
THE HERON The heron stands in water where the swamp Has deepened to the blackness of a pool, Or balances with one leg on a hump Of marsh grass heaped above a musk-rat hole.He walks the shallow with an antic grace. The great feet break the ridges […]
In the beginning of the year, I committed to a Project 365 for my photography. Not realizing just how big of a task I had enlisted myself for, I must admit I’ve been enjoying the journey. How do I manage to keep producing daily so that I can […]
Having to wait for a delivery today, I had to entertain myself at home. Luckily there is a small family of House Wrens that I wanted to capture, so heading outside I went below the Magnolia tree where their home is. Making a racket, quite displeased that I […]
I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve. Xavier Cugat
I’ve got a song, I ain’t got no melody I’m a gonna sing it to my friends I’ve got a song, I ain’t got no melody I’ ma gonna sing it to my friends Will it go round in circles Will it fly high like a bird up […]
If you don’t know the blues… there’s no point in picking up the guitar and playing. We sing the blues because our hearts have been hurt, our souls have been disturbed. Keith Richards, Rolling Stones and Alberta Hunter
Returning the Maryland after a long 13 hour drive through eight states the garden today was filled with flutterbys. It was wonderful to see such beautiful visitors flitting over the Joe Pye weed, Phlox and Butterfly bush. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Making something and sending it out into the world and […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 