Two days ago I saw my first Ducklings of the year on the pond! Seven little mallard ducklings swimming along with their Mama. Such a simple joy! Mr. and Mrs. Mallard were bursting with pride. It was a great responsibility taking care of so many ducklings, and it kept them Read more…
Everywhere I look as I walk the paths of my neighborhood—seeing fiddle-head ferns, pine cones, lichens on a fallen branch—I find beauty! Join me for A Walk in my Neighborhood and see the beauty that is hiding in plain sight all along the path. What We Need Is Here Geese Read more…
With raindrops falling yesterday and today with more rain predicted for tomorrow it has been Duck-y Weather this week. (For those who play rhyming games, you might guess another word for the weather that rhymes with duck-y.) Still I’ve been enjoying seeing different ducks on the pond behind our house Read more…
As spring ever so slowly arrives and the temperatures warm into the 50’s most days this week I feel The Call to go outside and wander in the yard or on the park paths in my neighborhood. What in your life is calling you, When all the noise is silenced, Read more…
This morning I decided to practice photographing wood ducks in the pond with my Canon 100-400 mm lens and 1.4X extender. My first photos were awful. None of the fast moving ducks I photographed were quite in focus. I fiddled with my lens and my camera menu selections thinking that Read more…