Nature – Sauntering Photographer

Backyard Beauty

I’ve taken to carrying my camera outside when I go play with my daughters. It’s remarkable how many beautiful “weeds” grow in an urban environment. Our human quest for order carries over into our lawns and even into the parks we consider ‘wild’ areas. Grass routinely cut. Sidewalks, driveways, and curbs edged. The verge trimmedContinue reading “Backyard Beauty”

Swamp Visitors

We don’t always see the animals, but we know they are there. Fortunately, the shelter at home orders have slowed down human activity enough that more animals from the Great Dismal Swamp have taken to wandering through the neighborhood. I haven’t seen a bear yet — I don’t know if that’s bad or good —Continue reading “Swamp Visitors”

Bunny Poop

This probably isn’t the picture you wanted to see when you first opened this blog, but there is a reason for it. My two daughters, both toddlers, ran out into the yard to play this morning. Their hope was to discover mud puddles from last night’s rain to jump and splash in, and pour overContinue reading “Bunny Poop”