Just before the holidays, I went to the local post office to buys stamps for Christmas Cards. There was a big sign “2007/2008 Migratory Bird Stamps Available”. I thought “bird stamps … that would be a nice local touch for my cards”. I inquired at the desk and was told they were $18. I [...]

I posted about the migratory birds that call the Chesapeake Bay area either a stopping over point or a destination in their seasonal migration. If you want to know what 500+ Canadian Geese look like and sound like, I did a lousy job at capturing it with my little point-n-shoot digital camera but it’s on [...]

It must be instinct (rather than good parenting) that makes animals sty to go unnoticed when there is danger. (I guess it’s an instinct that is not help by humans).
This morning, Zen walked right past the smallest of rabbits. Even when I crouched to take a closer look, the tiny rabbit just tried to somehow [...]

Zen and I checked on the wheat crop this morning down on my farm and it truly is “golden fields” and “waves of grain”. The winter wheat here is not as tall as the stereotypical crops shown from the mid western United States. I hope to capture a few pictures of the harvest. I [...]

This little creature is perhaps eight inches long. It has lots and lots of relatives around the rental property. It is also the bane of Zen’s existence. They are fast - at least fast enough to dodge and weave and scurry into the shrubbery quick enough to elude Zen. When they are not sure [...]

With any luck, I will be “here” in a couple more hours …
 

FYI: This is a real image but my little point-and-shoot was not up to the task so I made this image using an old technique. If you are shooting a still scene and have a tripod, you can [...]