After a week chasing birds, I finally had the chance to get back to the barn to ride Remy Martin. She was so happy to see me and we had a wonderful trail ride in the woods. Somehow I think she knew that I had caught the birding […]
I must admit that my new Canon 500mm L lens is causing me to take a Staycation this week. Enjoying the lull of business due to the holidays, I’ve been playing hooky all week traveling around the area looking for birds to capture. I started by stalking Hooded […]
Feeling a little under the weather today, I decided to stay indoors from the bitter cold. Usually I drain our water fountain each winter so it won’t freeze. However the wildlife have been enjoying having an easy water source that I didn’t want to take it away […]
Today was a full day playing with my new Canon 500mm L lens and shooting birds. Even though the horses called me, the lure of the fancy lens hypnotized me. It was a fantastic birding day, with more than six new birds that I’ve never seen before. With […]
Two Hooded Mergansers posing like duck decoys. I had heard these ducks were hiding in a small pond in a local park. After my first visit with a friend, I returned on a better day only to find that they were gone. I gave up all hope of […]
It is truly amazing just how quickly time flies. Before I knew it, a new year has begun and there are some awards that I have yet to acknowledge that were extended to me (eeh gads..) last year. These award nominations are truly meaningful as they don’t come […]
With great thanks to the best photo coach ever, Lynford Morton of PhototourDC who has motivated me to attempt a Project 365 for the New Year. In his words “Many photographers use photo projects as a tool to motivate us to shoot more frequently. This is a community […]
Grab your hiking shoes and trekking poles and come climb Old Rag Mountain with me. A granite faced mountain found in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Well-known for its boulder scramble that is traversed to reach the summit Old Rag Mountain beckons hikers from near and far. Not for the faint hearted, hiking the […]
Bear with me today, and I fully intended to break out of my nature mode with my next post. However, life has gotten in the way and I wasn’t able to carve enough time out to give proper justice for what I’m planning on sharing with you. So […]
Let’s join in with Luke the Black Maned Lion and his son John in a great tree hugger love fest. We love trees Trees are our friends. Trees support our lives. They provide shelter from the sun. They provide heat in the winter. Trees are awesome.
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 