Category Archives: Photography
Photo: Fresh Pears
Our pear tree is heavily laden with fruit this year. I picked what I could reach from the ground this morning. This is half of our bounty: I just tried one, expecting it to be hard and grainy. I was so wrong. It was sweet and ripe. I guess I’ll … Continue reading →
Photo: Big Gray Captured
Big Gray was too smart to be caught in the trap. He’d steal the bait by carefully lifting it off the trigger pad with his paws. I had to think of something else, because he’s too skittish to hang around and make friends with. I borrowed a wooden shingle from … Continue reading →
Photo: Big Gray or Frosty?
I’ve been thinking about changing Big Gray’s name to Frosty. I can’t seem to capture it in photographs, but he has a light undercoat on his haunches and other areas that make it look like he’s covered in frost. Thoughts? Big Gray? Frosty? Something else?
Continue reading →Photo: A Rose
I got a terrible focus on this rose. Depth of field all wrong. As it blossoms, it looks pink, but it’s yellow.>
Continue reading →Photo: Game Camera Findings
I’ve put the game camera on the side porch in preparation for taking it to the ranch. The nighttime revelations have been interesting. I’ve known a skunk was in the neighborhood. It paid us a visit two days in a row between 2:00 and 2:30 am: Big Gray, of course, … Continue reading →
Photo: Antique Rose
Our antique rose bush was massively prolific in blooming this year. I captured a few buds for your viewing pleasure: My challenge will be transplanting this from San Antonio to Central Texas when the time comes to sell the house. We don’t want to … Continue reading →
Photo: House Color Scheme
The scaffolding is down. Here’s an uninstructed view of the house color scheme:
Continue reading →Photo: Last Day of Spring
On the last day of spring, I captured a couple of lovely images for you. First, let’s look at the crape myrtles in all their resplendent glory: These first two on the left are taken with the iPhone. The two on thr right were taken with my 16Mpixel Fuji Finepix … Continue reading →
Photo: Moose — A Photo Essay
The first known siting of the cat who became Moose. January 24, 2013. I thought he belonged to someone and was mooching from the feeder (hence his original Mooch nickname) I caught images of him since then (May 13, 2013): … Continue reading →