exploring nature’s infinite connections
The past couple of days have me taking in some of the local wildlife activity in my yard. I am glad to see a couple of green frogs have taken up residence in our pond. It took some time for this one to get used to me and my camera being close by. Realizing I...
This year during my regular Earth Day walk and cleanup along the main road near where I live, I decided to do something a little different and convert it into a mini photo project. I documented what I picked up in these photographs and live tweeted while I was...
Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) cones These pine cones are from two dawn redwood trees I have in my yard - where I also have a white pine as well. The unique shape of these cones made for a great pattern study. I actually fumbled around for a...
I have been limiting my blogging activities lately due to trying to figure out what is grabbing resources at my web host. I 'll post more about it when it is resolved. Until then, I'll share a new image shot in my backyard recently. I still intend on doing my "Every...
I don't spend enough time in my own yard photographing the many critters that come to visit here. I have been pretty fortunate to catch a few rare ones, like the Coopers Hawk that was visiting for awhile. But I haven't really spent enough time photographing the more...
I heard a fantastic story on my NPR podcast today, an interview with the authors of a new book on the songs of insects, Wil Hershberger and Lang Elliott. You can hear it here. As they mention in the story, there is an abundance of information about bird song, even...
So I am getting ready for work in the morning and looking out our bedroom window. The sun is just starting to come up. I notice the new leaves on a maple tree in our yard are glowing brilliant orange from being backlit by the sun. (This is a Crimson Maple, where the...