I struggle to focus on more than one thing at a time when I work on any kind of project, so I’m starting to think the best way to practice with food is to have…
Above is my first picture of a ruby crowned kinglet, from last year - not the best photo, but can you see why I fell in love with that angry little face?! It…
One thing I'm learning about wildlife photography is that using your ears can be just as important as using your eyes. This morning in the wetlands, I heard a…
When I first started tracking this little bird, I saw a tiny flash of yellow and black and thought it might be winter goldfinch. The body and wings are somewhat…
Lately the moon has been so bright it has woken me up. Around 3-4 in the morning, it shines at an angle through the top of our bedroom windows directly onto our…
This has been a sad week for us as we said goodbye to our dog Quinn. It’s something I’ve been bracing myself for, but it still feels like it all happened so…
This weekend was cold and rainy, so it was perfect weather for crockpot chili and a movie marathon. While we didn't get as far as planned with the movie…
I really loved seeing everyone's take on the 2 photo prompt last week, and I learned a lot from all of the conversations that followed. I'm late to the party…
The upside to all the rain we've been having lately: really fantastic mushrooms. I'm notoriously bad at math, but I estimate that the stump where this one was…
Ironweed was one of my mystery plants from the summer. I kept noticing it everywhere but had to do some research to find out what it was. It's in the sunflower…
Although I didn't get started until later last year, I really enjoyed doing the weekly theme challenges through the PB community forum. This year, one of my…
The first thing I heard as I was waking up this morning was the cry of a red shouldered hawk. There are several living in our neighborhood, and sometimes…