Stocking Up For Winter

Posted on November 18, 2013 | Leave a comment

It always interests me how nature works and how animals know better than we do the changing of the seasons.

Not long ago I noticed two of my cats sitting in my kitchen window staring intently at something.  I took a glance at the tree in my front yard and watched a little squirrel scurry up the tree then come back down a minute or so later with a pine cone in its mouth.  It ran over to a spot on the lawn and buried the pine cone.  Then, it ran back up the tree for another.  It repeated this process several times and entertained my cats for a good ten minutes.  Looks like winter is on its way and this little ball of fur is stocking up.

Stocking Up For Winter

Forgive the blurriness in this image, I took it through my kitchen window which could stand to be cleaned a little more often than it is.

Until next time…

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~A.M.

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Patience Is A Virtue

Posted on November 11, 2013 | Leave a comment

In this world of instant gratification with all the technology out there to keep us connected to…well…everything, it’s easy to forget patience.  It’s always a good idea to slow down once in a while, and who knows slow better than snails (and the post office, but that‘s beside the point)?

Snail

I came across this little guy (or gal, I can’t tell and didn’t ask) on a recent trip to the beach.  I sat and watched this little snail for the longest time.  I watched it climb over what we would consider tiny ripples in the sand but what he must see as huge sand dunes.  It made me think about patience and perseverance.  So often in this day and age, if a web page doesn’t load in under five seconds, if the line in the supermarket doesn’t move quickly enough, and if the person on the road ahead isn’t traveling at or even a little over the speed limit, most of us get annoyed.  But it definitely pays to be patient.  Good things come to those who wait.

Stay patient folks.  You’ll be happier and healthier in the long run.

Until next time…

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~A.M.

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Fall Foliage Fail….Again…

Posted on November 4, 2013 | Leave a comment

 
I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween/Samhain as well as a lovely Dia De Los Muertos last week!

 

The past few years have been horrible where fall foliage is concerned here in my little corner of Maine.  Either the leaves turn and are bright for a day then fall immediately, the wind rips the leaves from the trees before they have a chance to turn, or the leaves turn drab muted colors.

 

So, needless to say, my search for the perfect fall foliage shot has come up empty this year.  I was lucky to find a few decent trees while on a hike last year, but so far, this year, nothing.  I’m still hoping I’ll come across a tree with vibrantly colored leaves on my travels, but I‘m not holding my breath.

 

To those of you out there who have nice fall foliage where you live, enjoy it.  To those of you out there who are staring at drab leaves, or no leaves at all…I know your pain.

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.

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Sunrise Through The Fog

Posted on October 28, 2013 | Leave a comment

 

I always stop for a moment to take a look outside when I get up in the morning to feed my cats.  Once, I’m sure loyal readers will remember, I was rewarded when I saw a deer saunter into my yard.  A while ago, while I was feeding my cats, I looked out the window to see a dense morning fog shrouding my house.  While my little furry friends ate, I watched as the sun began to rise through the fog.  It was a cool sight.  So what did I do?  What every photographer does when they see a cool sight.  I grabbed my camera, stepped outside, and took a few shots.

 

This is what I came away with.

 

Autumn Sunrise

 

Don’t let things like cloudy days and fog deter you from getting outside and photographing the world around you.  Make a hindrance into an opportunity.

 

I’d like to wish everyone a happy, safe, and fun Halloween/Samhain.  And to my Spanish friends/readers, on November 2nd, Happy Dia De Los Muertos!

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.

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Abstract America

Posted on October 21, 2013 | Leave a comment

I wish I could say all my plans for my birthday last week worked out, but alas they didn‘t.  I did manage to have a picnic at the beach and a fire in my backyard fire pit on the day of my birthday.  But, my plans to go camping the week before my birthday were ruined since the state park I always go to when I want to go camping was closed due to the idiotic government shutdown.  On top of that, the second picnic I had planned for the day after my birthday, sadly didn’t go according to plan either.  [-_-,]

 

But, speaking of the idiotic government shutdown, and to celebrate the end of it, I thought I would post this image I took of some embers from my little birthday bonfire.  There was no manipulation involved of either the embers or the photograph.

 

Abstract America

Doesn’t the shape look a lot like the United States?  It was completely random and you all know I like random!

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.

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