Just as a honeybee is colored by the blue pollen of a chicory flower, we too are painted by the world we ingest.
Tag: photography
Lunchtime in the Garden
A neglected plot of amaranth serves up a bountiful lunch for this male Oregon junco.
Garden Visitor
A female dark-eyed junco (Oregon) scopes out the beds for a place to build her nest.
Swell
Waves before the next storm on Monterey Bay.
Queue
Western gulls wait for an easy meal on Monterey’s Wharf 2.
Traffic
A grey day after the storms. Hustling and bustling for beached treasures.
Snapshots of 2016
January: Austin. My sister’s first performance with the Austin Burlesque Alliance was on January 30th. I made the trip to delight in the Star Trek Burlesque and have a few drinks and meals in this amazing city. Despite a trip into the city, a walk in the park, and a coffee along the river, the…
July Photo Challenge: 16-26
I have to admit that I like that the alphabet assignment has really required more creativity with my subjects –only one cat this time. #16. P is for … Paranormal. My niece and I took a trip to the Bigfoot Discovery Project and Museum in Felton, CA. I hadn’t thought about sasquatch since I was a…
Wine Wednesday Quote: July 20, 2016
“Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelavant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.” –Joan Collins (romance novelist)
July Photo Challenge: 1-15
The challenge this month with Fat Mum Slim’s Photo a Day brought a bit more of my creative nature. It’s A through Z and 1 through 5. At first I thought “Hey, this will be easy!” But then those weird letters started, or the subject that I thought would work … well, it simply didn’t. One of…
#May Photo Challenge 1-31
It was a fun month of following Fat Mum Slim‘s photo challenge. I discovered a lot about the importance of paying attention to the time of day. Lounging around in the morning, put my shots between noon and 4 o’clock. Beautiful blue skies became white glares. Shadows blocked out beautiful faces. Colors simply didn’t read…
#AprilPhotoChallenge: 16-30
It has been a great month for photography. And I think that my photo skills are growing. My most frequent limitations have been when I have great ideas for a shot, but my time is limited or the weather is uncooperative. #16. Glass Mid-April brought 80 degree weather and blue skies to the peninsula. Burgers and brews…
Living Life Forté 