Peacocks By Rose Fyleman (1877-1957) PEACOCKS sweep the fairies’ rooms; They use their folded tails for brooms; But fairy dust is brighter far Than any mortal colours are; And all about their tails it clings In strange designs of rounds and rings; And that is why they strut […]
With great pleasure, I am pleased to announce a new workshop series being offered through Capital Photography Center. This series will emphasize nature, wildlife and bird photography and classes begin this September. In field coaching in great locations will help you get close to nature and enhance your skills […]
Nestled near Rock Creek Park in Washington D.C. is the beautiful and elegant estate of Majorie Merriweather Post. The heiress of the Post cereal company, and Birds Eye, she purchased the home in 1957 and made it her home and museum for her fine collection of decorative arts. […]
The Cherry trees are now in full bloom in Washington D.C. and area photographers wait anxiously for when they are in their full glory. A four a.m. departure had me arrive at the Tidal Basin at 5:15 a.m. I thought I had gotten there quite early as sunrise […]
As in a Sunday morn, it is only fitting that we enter into the cathedral of libraries. The Main Reading Room at the Library of Congress. The painted dome of the Evolution of Civilization reigns high above this room of learning and knowledge. Remarkable in its own right, […]
One of the best places to learn is in a library. In this case, in the unparallelled Library of Congress in Washington D.C. As the world’s largest library in the world with over 120 million items in the collection, the wealth of human knowledge is held within the […]
Opened on July 1, 1976, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. is an incredible place where one can go to discover the magic of flight. Being able to travel the world in jet setting airplanes can all be […]
Allow me to introduce you to Luke. The King of the Jungle, the master of the National Zoo. A Black Maned Lion that is a proud father of six new lion cubs at the Smithsonian National Zoo. We arrived mid morning to the Lion pen, awaiting the release […]
It’s the Eye of the Tiger It’s the thrill of the fight Risin’ up to the challenge of our rivals And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night And he’s watching us all with the Eye of the Tiger The Eye of the Tiger by […]
My girlfriend and I went for an early morning at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC. It was before eight in the morning, and the waking sounds of the animals greeted us upon arrival. Our destination was to get to the bird house to meet some other […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 