Acquadance: The Unseen Currents
Macros allow us to look at everyday things and discover hidden gems. We often find a new world under our noses if we focus on small details. In our old home, for example, we had a backyard water feature. Besides … Read More
The Otherworldly Landscape of White Sands
Gleaming white sands cover an area of approximately 275 square miles (712 square km) of desert in New Mexico. White Sands National Park is the world’s largest gypsum dune field. An otherworldly landscape, the area reaches temperatures over 100ºF (38ºC) in … Read More
Hot Summer Nights
“Then followed that beautiful season… Summer…. Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.“ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Every day, we look out our dining … Read More
Green Shoots of Hope
Lens-Artists Challenge #331 – Resilience This week, Anne (of Slow Shutter Speed) gets us to ponder what resilience means to us as photographers. “Are you resilient?” she asks. Furthermore, she wants us to think about how resilience applies to photography. … Read More
Texas County Road 307
Spring in Texas is a time for backroad drives and wildflower beauty. Although wildflowers are everywhere, seeing them out on backroads is a special treat. In addition to the famous and crowded Willow City Loop, County Road 307 is another … Read More
Pedernales Falls State Park
About 45 minutes from Austin, Pedernales Falls State Park is a great day-trip destination. In addition to picnic areas, visitors can swim in a designated area of the Pedernales River. The park is also close to Johnson City (12.4 miles … Read More
American Oystercatcher
When you have a beach nearly all to yourself, nothing is better than sitting back and enjoying nature and its surroundings. That is precisely what we like to do in Port Aransas, Texas. We used to go there every summer … Read More
A Different Light: Monochrome Images of the San Antonio Missions
The San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas. The Alamo is the fifth mission, but the National Park Service does not administer it. … Read More
A Moment of Serenity: Lady on Blue
The American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is a fascinating butterfly closely related to the Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui). Distinguishing them can be difficult. A significant difference between the two butterflies is the underside of their hindwings. As you can see … Read More
Painted Lady
In September 2021, we spent a few days in the Ruidoso, New Mexico, area. Besides hiking around the area, we also did some sightseeing in other places. On the day we went to White Sands NP, we noticed a beautiful … Read More
