It's Friday, TGIF! It's also Friday the 13th. People feel it can be a bad day but, for me, it's typically an OK day. 😅 Today's image is one from this autumn with lots of my favorite bokeh, the bubbly kind. These are leaves from my Amur Maple tree that had turned a nice red color. Sharing this image for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious here on the Blog!
I felt like sharing a butterfly today. My Autumn Sedum was very popular once again this past year for all varieties of bugs and butterflies. This is a Wood Nymph that came out of the woods to enjoy it. 😄
It's Wildflower Wednesday here on the Blog! Today's flower is one I find very photogenic. This is the American Elderberry bloom. Each flower will produce an Elderberry. They can grow to 10 feet tall and I have seen them that tall out at Konza Prairie. They usually bloom May through July and they are found in the Honeysuckle family. The berries, if you can get them before the birds, are a very good source of Vitamin C.
Today's image is one I captured on a summer day this past year. I was walking back to the house through the yard and heard a bird calling from one of the trees. I saw this young Mississippi Kite sitting in the tree and calling. Guessing it was calling to be fed. I could tell it was young due to the coloring but the masked eye gave away what type of bird it was plus the sound of it's call which you can't hear. 😊
Happy Monday and happy new week! This is another snowflake, actually 2 snowflakes that are quite different, that I captured near the end of January. I was quite pleased with how this one turned out. It is 18 images stacked together for focus.
It's Steamy Sunday here on the Blog! Here is another very steamy shot I was able to capture during the Labor Day weekend show this past year. This is the Porter locomotive as it took on water in preparation to pull a train around the grounds.
Today's image is the last tree that I processed with an Black and white and then infrared treatment. This was another tree that was at Hershey Gardens in PA that I thought the effect worked rather well with. I liked how it showed off the twisty trunks a bit better.
