Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged birds, Chesapeake Bay, ducks, maritime, nature, Photography, travel on August 21, 2017| 1 Comment »
I think these are young mallards because in the right light the heads of some shone faint green. These were lined up on a log in the expansive campus of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michael’s, Maryland.
Just sunbathing and cleaning I suppose but this fellow certainly gave me a look of “turn your camera elsewhere.”
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged animals, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, landscape, nature, Photography, travel, turtles on August 21, 2017| 1 Comment »
My understanding is that box turtles will eat just about anything that they consider edible. There must have been some tastiness in the stick in this one’s mouth. But we had to interrupt its meal because it was munching in the middle of Wildlife Drive in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge of Maryland. It was gently moved to the side of the road where I’m sure it found more good stuff to munch.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, Inspiration, nature, photograph, sunset, travel on August 20, 2017| 1 Comment »
The sun beginning to set beneath the Chesapeake Bay. The first of a series of images from a whirlwind trip of five-days and four-nights with stops in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and New York.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, Photography, water on August 14, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, flowers, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, purple, purple loosestrife on August 10, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Uncategorized, tagged beauty, butterflies, insects, Inspiration, Mystic River, nature, Photography, urban landscape, wildflowers on August 7, 2017| 1 Comment »
I found myself by the Mystic yesterday. I went without expectation, mostly feeling a need to stretch my legs. I gave myself one hour thinking that would be enough time to do one of my standard circuitous routes but for most of the hour I found myself in one spot. It was early morning, not too hot, the sun shining bright. A good wind but not too strong. I was able to plant my feet and practice patience as the butterflies settled around me.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, birds, Inspiration, Mystic River, nature, nature photography, Photography, urban landscape, wood thrush on August 6, 2017| 3 Comments »
A young wood thrush perhaps? Its orange chest was speckled black. I startled it a bit as I walked by on the sidewalk. No flapping of wings. It just walked deeper into the brush along the Mystic.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, flowers, Inspiration, Middlesex Fells Reservation, nature, Photography, pink, urban landscape, water, water lily on August 2, 2017| 1 Comment »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, design, Game of Thrones, humor, Inspiration, moths, nature, patterns, Photography on July 31, 2017| 1 Comment »
You know you’ve watched too much Game of Thrones when you’re walking through the woods, photographing nature, you chance upon a moth on a tree and while your first thought is “Beautiful!” your second thought is “Wow, I can so see Jon Snow or maybe his sister moodily walking the walls of Winterfell wearing a robe like that!” 🙂
But in truth I do find the pattern on this moth’s wings quite inspiring. No fantasy character’s robe in the future but perhaps a scarf? We’ll see …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Inspiration, nature, Photography, reflection, urban landscape, water on July 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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