I was watching the sky today as we moved around the city on chores. This shot was while I was at Kinsel Ford dropping off a vehicle which needed repairs. I was struck by the cont… Read More
Okay, you're a Great Blue Heron and you have caught a big catfish for your meal. How do you eat it? Well, you play with it and poke it with your beak for about 20 minutes. (repeat… Read More
This alligator at the Cattail marsh seemed to be enjoying a nap back a good ways from the viewing boardwalk. He was up on the land to get more heat to help digest his meal of one of hi… Read More
This is how things looked driving into the Houston, TX, sunset on the I-10 a few weeks back. Beautiful colors, but blinding views to have to maneuver through Read More
This was a kids playground at a hospital we were at in Dallas last week where our 8th grandchild was born.You get a better sense of the intense, playful activity from above Read More
This was the scene of our daughters ranch in Indiana earlier this week. The snow eventually accumulated to 9+ inches. I love the hush that falling snow pushes down. It looks like… Read More
Having fun with a game of chase under the huge trees in Seattle's Discovery Park which overlooks the Puget Sound. We could have spent days exploring this wonderland Read More
This agitated Red-Winged Blackbird was doing everything he could to catch my attention and draw it away from his nest in Mishawaka's (Indiana) Central Park on the St. Joseph River. Whe… Read More
Despite the fact that this Great Blue Heron seems to favor this Mishawaka, IN, park as a favorite fishing hole, he didn't seem to be having much luck the day we spent some time together. &nb&hell…Read More
It was an extra busy day on the Chicago River Saturday when we were passing through to catch a flight back to Texas. We were sitting eating by the river side, wondering if it was alway… Read More
This was the weather system that blew past our neighborhood last night. Ominous as it might look, it was all bluster and no rain. The air cooled down to about 80 degrees, and it turned… Read More
This blue heron was standing watch below the Mishawaka Dam at Central Park in South Bend, Indiana where we were visiting my daughter's family last week.It didn't look like he was having much… Read More
So this butterfly and I were having this photo shoot up in Seattle along the side walk. I guess she just got tired of waiting for me to set up and take a shot or something. She j… Read More
This is a shot of my grand-daughter Sophie playing baseball a couple years ago. Notice how many players are coming in to make the play. (the boy on the right eventually gets the baseba… Read More
We were in Seattle recently and this butterfly was wandering through the flowers next to the sidewalk as I walked along. I let the others walk along without me while I stopped to spend some… Read More
How about a high five?You always see egrets standing on their legs and rarely see them using them for anything else. In this case, the Great Egret is getting ready to do some scratchin… Read More
Some flowers seem to hide their pollen and nectar displays down deep in a petal tunnel. Not this one. It's open for business - clearly visible from all directions Read More
A view of bridges over the Ohio River in Louisville Kentucky in the dawn light. We were there a few years ago for a Iron Man competition our son was in Read More
This is a somewhat close-up view of a glacier as it meets the water from our recent Alaskan trip. The big blue columns of ice form a wall at the water's edge. The best I could es… Read More
The mountains slide past our cruise ship as w3 sail the passages near Skagway, Alaska, on our recent vacation, My wife, Linda, is holding on to her hood because of the brisk, cold wind… Read More
This spider, hanging in my back yard, was munching down on his lunch, when I came upon him. He had a couple future meals hanging elsewhere on his web. He probably lost thos… Read More
"Okay kids, you had your dinner and your play time, now it is time to clean up." A mother duck, sheppards her ducklings, teaching them good hygiene habits. The scene… Read More
This shot is from our recent Alaskan cruise on the Norwegian Jewel. We took a whale watching tour out of Juneau, and saw quite a few whales from afar. After about 45 minutes of this, w… Read More
After an hour of watching this Alaskan eagle from afar, as we were walking back to the bus, he zoomed to a tree by the road which we were walking past. I was so excited to shoot… Read More
This Red-Headed Woodpecker was flying around City Park in Baton Rouge, unbeknownst to the kids having fun with more terrestrial pursuits. AllAboutBirds.com notes "These birds don’t act… Read More