In a week’s time, the Three Musketeers have grown in leaps and bounds. From having wings with feathers barely formed, their feathers are beginning to look like they are ready for flight. It was busy on the nest tonight. With Zorro coming in with a big catfish, dinnertime, […]
“All good things must come to an end.” And such is the story of the historic Bloede’s Dam in Patapsco Valley State Park. Not well known, Bloede’s Dam was the world’s first hydroelectic dam, built by the Patapsco Electric and Manufacturing Company in 1907. Providing electric to the […]
One of the best places on the east coast of the United States for bird photography is the Wild Bird Rookery at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm in Florida. Click on the video above and enjoy some of the incredible sights and sounds of the bird rookery. Hopefully […]
It doesn’t matter our age, but learning is a life-long pursuit. Whether we are human or part of the natural world, learning is essential for our survival. With awareness, we can pursue learning to improve and enhance our lives. It keeps us alive, it keeps us young, it […]
It’s been quite busy the past week or so. Between offering photography classes and watching the beautiful osprey family at the manor, I’ve barely had time to sit with my computer. So I owe you an apology for my absence and hope to make it up to you […]
I shall enter the garden through the heavy gates. Pushing the gate ajar, it resists and creaks with the effort. It is a different world inside the garden. An Eden, an oasis. A place where the spirit is lifted from the heavy burden. The lilies shine light and […]
The Tri-colored herons at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Rookery are filled with character. It was early June and the first round of nestlings were getting larger and nearly ready to leave the nest. Like Curly, Moe and Larry of the Three Stooges, they sat squawking and squabbling. […]
I’m pleased to share with you that the family of Zorro and Esperanza are doing quite well. With three little ones in the nest, Zorro is busy throughout the day bringing fresh fish and new sticks for Esperanza and his family. The Three Musketeers are getting along better […]
The old bridge, strong for over a hundred years. The tales it could tell. Of the babbling brook that flows beneath or of the footsteps that walked above. This bridge, of man-sized stones tightly bound. Even Mother Nature with her attempts, blizzards, earthquakes, heavy rains. The bridge remains […]
The suspense has been high at the manor, awaiting the news of whether or not Zorro and Esperanza are successful in raising a family. A lot of watching while Esperanza hunkered down on the nest through the constant rains that we’ve had in Maryland this past month. Suffering […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 