Friday, May 30, 2014


Here's a zoomed photo from this morning...


Sunday, May 25, 2014


Just got back from a photo-hunting walk.  
The wild phlox are beginning to bloom.


Friday, May 23, 2014


Lately, I've been snapping many lilac photos.  On sunny days you get many shadows, of course.  I try not to look at them too long or I start seeing weird designs.  This photo I liked because it looks almost like the lilac branch was taken into a studio and placed in front of a light blue background.   


Tuesday, May 20, 2014


Taking a break from lawnmowing to blog a couple of photos taken today...



Monday, May 19, 2014


Here's another macro shot from a few days ago. 
 I almost decided to delete it but then decided I liked it.


Friday, May 16, 2014


Here's a couple of cloud photos taken today, 
this one in the morning...


And, this one in the evening...


Thursday, May 15, 2014


Yesterday I took some more violet photos with the macro lens...


I liked the focus of the above violet so I cropped it out of the photo below...


Macro shots are fun because you often get a lovely blurred background that looks like a watercolor painting.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014


My camera has a "poster effect" setting which I don't use very often but decided to today on this patch of dandelions...


And, here's a shot of lilac buds taken a couple days ago, looking dark because of a cloudy sky...


Sunday, May 11, 2014


Photo taken yesterday,
 just because I liked the colors...


Saturday, May 10, 2014


Yesterday afternoon I took my first macro (close-up) shots of the season...



Friday, May 9, 2014


We have drab gray clouds overhead today so I am enjoying this photo taken yesterday.  I chose to make the photo larger because the sky IS pretty darn big, probably the biggest thing anywhere.


When I was a kid I sometimes looked for pictures in clouds.  I rarely do that anymore but do so if you want to.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014


Today was our first truly warm day, so I spent quite a bit of time outdoors taking photos.  Here are some of them.

Maple bud bouquets...  


First butterfly of the season...


Ash tree leafing out...*

Pine tree buds...**

Snoopy me zoomed in on a few neighboring farm fields, too...


 Count 'em, this planter will plant 24 rows at a time...


*I didn't give this caption the smaller lettering.  It happened on its own and I can't seem to fix it.
**Ditto for this caption.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014


Photo taken this evening...


Monday, May 5, 2014


A zoomed photo from today...


Sunday, May 4, 2014


I wasn't going to take anymore photos of the daffodils, but this morning's light seemed just right, not too bright to cause glare on the white petals.


I spent some time removing dirt specks in Photoshop and was pleased with the results.

Saturday, May 3, 2014


Was out for a walk this afternoon 
and decided to zoom in on these far away trees...


The photo turned out a bit blurry.  Instead of hitting the delete button I tinkered around and tried to make the scene look like a painting.

Friday, May 2, 2014


Here's part of a drive-by photo I took today while on the way to get groceries...


I love the willow trees' green of spring.  It was nice to see the blue sky, too, as its been hiding behind gray clouds for the last several days.