The Girlfriend is fond of Japanese maples and we arrived here at the new place (it’s been over a year now, perhaps I should stop referring to it that way) with a few in tow, obtaining several more in the past year, but there were already two established on the property: one perpetually deep red variant up by the mailbox, which has made the
Author: Al Denelsbeck
A few quick portraits
Just a handful of wildlife portraits obtained within the past few days – they mostly speak for themselves.
How long has it been since we’ve had an arthropod? Too long?
I said it was misty last night, and you didn’t believe me. This katydid did, however.
This Canada goose was waiting for me to finish distributing corn so it could take a break from chowing on pond weeds.
Photobombed by leaves
Out chasing a few subjects last night while it was warm and extremely misty, I got caught by the strongest defocus effect that I’ve ever encountered, and it’ll take a little explaining.
First off, there’s a term, ‘bokeh,’ that refers to the out-of-focus portions of a photo, the areas well outside of the focal point, which usually means well behind or in front of said
Let’s catch up with the wood ducks
I know I tend to cycle around the same handful of photo and video subjects herein, but let’s face it: I have easy access to several different forms of wildlife without even leaving the property, so this is what I’m going to have the most photos of, as well as being able to observe behavior better than I ever have before. At least I haven’t fixated on just one subject…
So yes,
Estate Find XLVII
This week, we have a couple of subjects that help lead into further posts, at least one of which may come later on today – I’m starting to get a small stockpile again. So let’s get into it.
With the clearing of the duckweed, which may be due to the appetites of the ducks and geese, or the temperature dropping below their growing range, or both, the water is now
Let’s see, I think… frogs
Working my way through the folder of images that I need to do something with, and figured that it’s now time for a few more frogs, si? I mean, oui?
The first three to be featured all came on November 9th, when the weather became unseasonably warm and the frogs were out thinking, Damn, that was a short winter! This one, at least, should have known better given its perch.
A green
Nominal nominal nominal
So, [you ask because you’re following everything I post with due excitement] how did Monday morning’s pursuit of the Leonids and aurora borealis go? And I, being the suspicious type that tries to detect subtle impish questions that you already know the answer to, pause just long enough to convey this suspicion before plowing ahead anyway.
In short, no better than any other time I’ve
Tastebuds are anxious
I don’t have to tell you that today is Harvest The First Of The Citrus From The Greenhouse Day, because I’m sure you’re already deeply involved in this yourself. We’ve been watching the lemons and the Key limes developing, wondering how many would be ready for the holiday – it wasn’t a huge haul, certainly not the bulk of what’s out there,
Another night, another… what?
This is just to let you know that not only is the Leonids meteor shower expected to peak tonight after midnight, but there’s a chance that the aurora borealis will make another appearance, and with a dark moon (actually, it doesn’t matter how bright it is, because it’s riding too close to the sun right now and thus wont be seen most of the night,) the conditions
Estate Find XLVI.V
This one had been in the lineup for this week’s Estate Find until the beaver bumped it, but I still have the pics sitting here, so…
Looked out the back window the other day, around mid-afternoon, and noticed that we had a lurker out there.
This is a red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus,) almost certainly one of the ones that had been regularly hunting in the front