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  • Snow Monkeys!!

    Snow Monkeys!!

    Yumiko and I are here in Japan for a photographic adventure.  Our first stop after visiting family and friends in Tokyo is here in Yudanaka where the snow monkeys live.  We were lucky that just before we got here it snowed, however today it is 65 degrees outside.  Ugh…  In fact it is so…

  • Too Soon

    Too Soon

    For Christmas this year I gave each of Tom’s three grandchildren a little praying mantis egg sack.  This morning we got a call that one of the sacks had come alive and a whole lot of babies had emerged.  It is only February 2!!  Way too early.  I rushed around and found a little…

  • The Pileated Woodpecker in Valley Forge this Morning

    The Pileated Woodpecker in Valley Forge this Morning

    This little guy or gal was so cooperative this morning.  I got within just a few feet and he let me stay and photograph.  But when I began to talk to him, he got a little nervous and flew away.  Oh well…

  • Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut

    Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut

    There is a squirrel’s nest in a tree in Valley Forge where three little baby squirrels live and play.  I come across them quite often and just love it when they finally calm down and pose for a picture.  Here’s a little tyke with nut from yesterday.

  • The Parking Lot at Bryn Mawr Hospital

    O.K., it has been quite some time since last I wrote a story outlining the folly of being a little dim witted, but just for fun, here we go again.  As some of you may know, about eight months ago I began a new relationship with a wonderful man named Tom. Every day since…

  • Fox in the Weeds

    Fox in the Weeds

    I was walking in the field below Washington’s Chapel in Valley Forge when this little beauty jumped up in front of me.  He had been hiding in the tall brush.  He ran away, but soon stopped and just stared at me through the weeds.  Such a thrill.

  • Hawk in the Rain

    Hawk in the Rain

    Rained all day yesterday, but this little beauty still posed for a quick picture during my drive through Valley Forge.

  • New Book – “Dancing Bears”

    New Book – “Dancing Bears”

    It’s been a great year for photography and for me.  I put together a little book of favorite photographs from Costa Rica, Tanzania,  Alaska and Valley Forge.  Here’s a link for fun: https://www.blurb.com/b/9804620-d-a-n-c-i-n-g-b-e-a-r-s-and-other-recent-favorites