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Courting Rituals
Waddling? Uh, uh. On a gorgeous Spring morning, these ducks were positively strutting their way out of the pond and then around the grass – and one another.
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Take a Hike
… down by the water’s edge. Hop scotch over and across the rocks, and scoot up the sheer point. Inhale the clean, fresh air of the Pacific and, as birds and boats glide by, think how good it is to welcome…
Read MoreBeachcombing
We’re down by the water yet again; this is also from our afternoon at Whytecliffe Park. I love this washed up log with all its whorls, and the contrast with the texture and colours of the surrounding stones.
Read MoreTree With A View
Enjoying the tail end of this Easter weekend, we spent the afternoon at Whytecliffe Park, where you can watch cruise ships, ferries, sailboats and more glide past your eyes. There were no seals in sight today, but I did get a…
Read MoreTunnel Vision
After watching the birds swoop and fish around Florida’s Seven Mile Bridge, it was time to follow some steps to a landing adjacent to the underbelly of the bridge. In our past home gardens, I loved creating repetitive sweeps of…
Read MoreLooking at You
The Florida Keys are home to cranes and an assortment of birds. I was glad to have pulled over by Seven Mile Bridge near Marathon, southwest of Key Largo and Islamorada, on a beautiful afternoon the day before this visit. On…
Read MoreFalling Off the Horizon
Key West, Florida. I snapped a number of shots as the waters drew in the sun, and thought about the frame in the context of our planet as the round, orbiting sphere it is. I’ve taken more than a few shots from…
Read MoreTender
While I love photographing a range of subjects- people, landscapes, buildings and (as seen on my other site) florals, there’s a particular delight in being able to capture winged creatures.
Read MoreBird and Cargo
It’s not often that an art installation pops up in the midst of one’s home, but that wasn’t an issue for this feathered friend, who nests in Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, an 83-acre property in Florida’s Coral Gables. During my first…
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