Monthly Archives: February 2017

Weekly Photo Challenge: A Good Match

Posted on by
4

“This week, share a photo of things that complement each other.” As spring approaches, the natural coupling of birds and animals begins to take place.

imgp0077

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard under the watchful eye of a Canada goose.

imgp1562

Mr. and Mrs. Deer

imgp3009

It they are a couple, it looks like this isn’t a match made in heaven!

21 God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” Genesis 1:21-22 (NASB)

This post is in response to the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: A Good Match.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Against the Odds

Posted on by
13

I had driven two hours to a spot that is known for being a winter habitat for bald eagles. I’ve been before but on Tuesday afternoon, the eagles were just not being cooperative and close up. I was about to go home when I stopped back by the location at which I had first stopped and within five minutes I was rewarded with the shot below.

Here are a few pics of another eagle, Ring-billed gull and American white pelican, that came as a reward for my patience.

This post is in response to WordPress’ Weekly Photo Challenge: Against the Odds.

 

Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadow

Posted on by
2

This may be a different take on this week’s subject, but I couldn’t resist sharing one of the biggest shadows in the sky tonight (2/10/17). The Snow Moon was in a penumbral eclipse and while not as spectacular as a full eclipse, you can definitely see that it was in the outer shadows of the earth.A penumbral lunar eclipse takes place when the Moon moves through the faint, outer part of Earth’s shadow. The left photo was the 96% full moon on 2/9/17, while the one on the left is tonight’s full moon. The same settings were used on both to get the same exposure.

This post is in response to the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadow.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitude

Posted on by
2

imgp1348

These windmills dotted the rural landscape as wind-driven, well water pumping machines.  With rural water associations and electricity, windmills are not as needed now and many have fallen into disrepair. When I posted this picture on social media last week, one friend commented, “They are sadly slowly disappearing.”  However, every sight of one still gives me pleasure as I venture out in my own solitude to capture rural beauty.

Windmill

Silently standing

Oasis in solitude

“My days are numbered.”

This post was in response to the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitude