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Only One Polar Bear – But What a Polar Bear (Click Images for Better View)
It’s June 17th and I’ve been home a few days and finally feeling like the jet lag has lifted. We truly had a marvelous time in Svalbard. I don’t know when I have laughed so much. We had a great group of photographers and friends and spent about seven days on a small ship…
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Praying Mantises Have Hatched Once Again
I’m leaving for ten days in Svalbard, Norway tomorrow to hopefully photograph the polar bears. As I was getting ready and watering the plants on our deck for the last time for a while, I was thrilled to find the praying mantises have hatched and one posed for me on our yellow pansy. Here…
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Puuluup – A Duo in Estonia
We were entertained by this marvelous duo in Estonia a few days ago. They played ancient instruments with a sense of humor. Folk meets rock. I loved them. Tom, not so much.
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We’re Home From the Baltic Sea!!
Tom and I just returned from two weeks circumnavigating the Baltic Sea! Many photos to share and stories to tell, but in the mean time here is a photo of the calm, calm sea from our cabin. It was about 11:00 p.m. and the light was still there.
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My First Opossum!
How cute is this little critter! I’m here in Kiawah Island with my eight besties from college. I took the afternoon off to look for wildlife and this little cutie came out to play just down the road from our rented house. Such a thrill.
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Find the Macro Lens in his Eyes!!!
First little jumping spider of the season. Click on him and see the lens in his four front eyes. I dare ya!!
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Ruby Crowned Kinglet
I walked the path off of Ship Road through the woods this morning. I could feel the birds along the path, but only got to see a few palm warblers. Two were eating little bugs on the walk. Got a few shots, but no good background. Finally I heard the little click of the…
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Morning in Charlestown Meadows
It always amazes me how different it is when you get up early and get that morning light. I left for a walk in the woods at about 7:00 this morning. It was chilly, but a good chilly. I walked the back way past the gazebo and the bogs. When I got to the…
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The Peepers!!! Valley Forge
It had rained for the last few days and I hoped the vernal pools in Valley Forge had formed and the American toads would be there doing their annual mating dance. But when I got there, the pools had not yet formed. Still too dry…. Darn. I decided to take my long walk…
