I didn’t want to let the roses go to waste after they were past their prime. So I let them dry. These drooping, sad looking roses make a great subject for photography! I started out with a rose on a … Continue reading Withered yet still a striking beauty!
This sounds horrible but it’s true—I needed to kill time today. I had an hour and a ½ before an appointment. It wasn’t worth going home from work then driving all the way back to this side of town. I … Continue reading Killing Time
My neighbor knows I like spiders. In fact, she found a spider in her yard and threw it over the fence to my yard—because she knew I’d appreciate the ‘guest.’ That is how I had a ‘pet’ garden spider in … Continue reading The Summer of 2007—the Season of the Spider!
It all started because of that Dale Carnegie course I took a few years ago… I made a friend in that class, Fernando, who was probably as nervous as I was to take the course and give speeches—but it turned out … Continue reading A series of events led to this day
Before leaving for work one morning, I noticed a dead bird in my front porch. I suspect a neighborhood cat might have been the culprit. I did what every responsible home owner would do—I removed the bird from my porch using a broom and dustpan. Now the story takes a turn… Instinctively, a dead bird is gross. But for some reason I also thought it was fascinating. So I decided to have a Dead Bird Photo Shoot that evening. I took the bird to the back porch and set up one of my box lights outside. To get good angles … Continue reading Circle of Life: Bird
I’ve never thought about snails—other than I assumed I don’t like them in my garden. However, these snails caught my attention because they were eating a spent bloom from my Rose of Sharon shrub in the backyard. This photo is … Continue reading Circle of Life: Rose of Sharon
It was 10 am on a September day in 2010. I remember what I was wearing—and since it was 10 am I hadn’t had a Java Chip Frappuccino yet. I was in a meeting. The meeting went from bad to worse in a matter of minutes that seemed to have lasted a lifetime. I left the meeting. I went to Starbucks and had my Java Chip Frappuccino. If I remember correctly, Aaron the barista handed me the drink. On principle alone I went to the gym that night. I was on a cardio workout routine and I refused to skip … Continue reading When is a photo more than a photo?
I was in my garden and noticed a dead dragonfly on a stone. Ants were busy ‘cleaning up’ the mess and there was a fly nearby. Three hours later, I checked the carcass to see the ants’ progress. Notice how the ants are gone. Notes about photos: Date: July 2007 Camera: Sony DSC-H2 This post launches a new category: Circle of Life. Oh yes, I have more photos like these and have been waiting for the right outlet to show them. So, either skip the category or prepare for some unusual photos. Continue reading Circle of Life: Dragonfly
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