9/8/18

I was out all day today so posting a bit late.  I captured this guy at my pond a couple weeks ago while we were having a bit of a stare down.  A lovely Dragonfly that looks so alien with those big eyes.

9/7/18

Another kind of dreary day for the most part.  These are some Lantana flowers to brighten things up.  I shot these a couple weeks back when they were blooming quite profusely in the heat.  They have slowed down some now that it is cooler and rainy.  I liked the bokeh behind them and the stair step look too.

9/6/18

When it rains it pours.  They always say, be careful what you wish for.  I like the rain and it ha not been bad where we are but I am missing the sun, not seeing it too much since I have been home.  I was shooting Thistles in bloom a couple weeks back and this Bumblebee came in and photo-bombed me.  There were other flowers around and I was actually holding the stem of this one to get it in the right position under the lens but it didn't care and just landed right there and kind of startled me but I got some good shots after I recovered.  I think it was high on pollen as covered as it was.

9/5/18

I was in Minnesota and it was a crazy time with the internet, there were so many people that the towers were overwhelmed and you couldn't do anything.  On Wednesday when I got there, I went for a drive and captured my best Great Egret images ever.  It was so close I couldn't even extend my zoom lens all the way.  It didn't fly away either which was amazing.  So here is one of the images I was able to capture.

9/4/18

I took this image a while back as well.  There is a theme on G+ called Tree Tuesday that I thought of while taking this one.  I love the trunks of old Bristle Cone Pine Trees.  They are quite colorful and interesting with the twists in them.

9/3/18

Being without internet really stinks.  Quickly posting while I can.  This is an older image I got of 2 Swans in flight at Tamarac Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota.

9/2/18

Having internet issues so posting very late and also missed a day.  I almost missed Steamy Sunday as well.  I'm having to post to G+ through my Blog because of the internet issues.
This is the 14 inch Wagner that I get to run in Minnesota in it's new Roundhouse.  It just got moved into it not too long before the show.  It's a great addition.