
First little jumping spider of the season. Click on him and see the lens in his four front eyes. I dare ya!!

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…

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…

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…

I found Mrs. Harrier today in Valley Forge. I stayed with her for probably a good hour taking thousands of no good photos. But here are a few culled from all the others that I kind of liked.

I’m still going out almost every day, but my focus recently has been to follow Ray’s lead. Take off the teleconverter for a while and photograph more of the scene. Sometimes that means the subject is smaller in the frame. I have not had much of a chance to practice, but at least am…