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Flying Lemons…
Yesterday, I put my camera on a tripod, but forgot to tighten the arm that raises or lowers the camera. When I pushed the shutter button, the camera moved slightly, producing the blurred action photo of…flying lemons. I’ll take it. Actually, I’ve taken a photo course where we were shown the technique of intentionally moving…
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No Tricks
2020 has been a tough year–we don’t need any tricks on Halloween. Put up this ghost in the backyard, but took it down. Didn’t seem right.
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Magic Carpet Ride
Two days ago with my camera on a tripod, I waited for the right lighting and, of course, a painted lady to visit a cosmos. Click!
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Snowy Plover Reprieve
A snowy plover burrows in the sand to nest, often selecting a portion of a beach that may be overrun with people on sunny days. The pandemic has led to the closure of some beaches for a few weeks, a short reprieve for this tiny bird considered to be a threatened species due to its…
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Black Snout, Black Tongue
Our rescue dog, Ivan, continues to enjoy his new surroundings. Took this photo yesterday of him “smiling” and that famous black tongue. He’s a chow-chow/ husky mix learning about life from our two older rescues, Molly and Teddy. Never a dull moment. Socks on the floor will be chewed!
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Waking Up
In about an hour this California poppy will open up. But it’s early and the state flower needs more time. Yawn!
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Big City Egret
Egrets that hang out in cities of one million or more have an edge to their personality. For one, they are less likely to fly away, say over the ocean, because there are freeways instead of the deep blue sea. In a word they confront confinement on a daily basis. But, on the good side,…
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