“Soon it will be fall. The frost will come… All of this is familiar. And yet none of this has every happened before as it is happening now.”
Wendell Berry
A New Month
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Collecting Pollen -
Flower Garden
I spent a bit of time at the CSU Experimental Garden this past Sunday. What a beautiful place to be and take in all the gifts of nature. -
Busy Bee
Loaded with Pollen I sat by my pond the other afternoon with soft diffused light due to cloud cover. A busy bee made his appearance moving from one flower to another collecting pollen. I watched with enjoyment and took a handful of photos but I mainly watched the constant movement. Look close and you’ll see the pollen on the legs.
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Happy New Years
The New Years Eve Party Here’s a self-portrait of the party animal. Lights were out by 10:23 and blankets were pulled up around my neck due to the sub-freezing temperatures. This is what happens when you’re facing your 65th birthday in 2015, carry an extra 15-20 pounds at the waistline and have a difficult time staying awake past 11:00. I stopped trying to stay up till midnight and welcome in the new year a few years ago. I figure I’ll see it in the morning feeling refreshed after a good nights sleep. In my past I did not need a holiday to party and drink, any day worked. I actually was more interested in the “four” bowl games on New Year’s Day. We’d set out unhealthy snacks and overdose on both all day long. When the kids were younger it was fun to make them a big breakfast and watch the Rose Bowl Parade. I hope everyone has a blessed 2015 and Happy New Years!
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Always on the move
Moving On Trying to shoot any insect that’s capable of flying is a challenge. They are always moving. They are not moving as fast our universe, so eloquently explained by Paul in his posting on the Milky way. However, they are elusive and ddarters, tough on auto focus systems. I noticed several bees hovering over these flowers and knelt down to watch and tRyan to get some shots. Even though the bee is blurry, I was pleased with this image. He’s airborne and most of those images are blurry. This one’s in focus enough for posting but not printing. Another reason I like this image is the large glob (technical term) of pollen on his leg that can be clearly seen during flight.
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Busy Bee
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Thirsty Bee
Drinking Water My sister has a small fountain in her backyard. I love the soothing sound that it makes. I was amazed to watch the bees and wasps as they gathered around the fountain to take in water. Since bees are not know to be good swimmers they prefer to find water in small puddles. The bees find all the small pebbles around the fountain, perch on the pebbles and begin lapping up the water. Nature gave me another lesson.
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Flowers and a Bee
Sunday Observer I plopped down on the ground and braced my elbows on my knees to get images of these flowers. The bees were all over the place so I impatiently waited for one of them to come into the viewfinder then shot’em. No harm was done to the flower or the bee. Got the seat of my pants wet but us photogs don’t care. We walk back to our car with dirty britches. 🙂
Hope everyone has a good August!
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Natures Surprises
Bumble Bee and Dotted Blazing Star Nature is always changing and presenting us with surprises. This bumble bee is an example of such a surprise. I was in Blendon Woods park playing around with my white balance preset, you know the adage, practice makes perfect, when this bee decided to get in the image. As a photographer, I had no problems with that.
Life is also constantly changing. Big and little surprises enter our lives on a daily basis. How do we handle the surprises in life? do we accept them or fight against them? Do we run away from them? I kinda like surprises, myself!
