Pastel

Well, sort of pastel. Spring buds can make the most interesting scenes. Just shift the focus a little.
Date: May 11, 2009

Snow Tree

When I looked at this picture on the computer screen I was struck that it looked like a snow bank of blossoms, hence my not so fancy title.
Date: 5/11/09

Down and Dirty

More hints of spring at the Quarry Hill Nature Center, Rochester, MN. You get down near those shoots and violets and things show up.
Date: May 11, 2009

Eagle Collage

The other week the Bald Eagle at the lake by my apartment came swooping from the tree and onto the water. I didn't have time to set the camera to take a quick succession of pictures but I did manage to get these four showing what happened.
Date: April 25, 2009

Leftovers

A leftover seed head about the size of a fingertip is in reality a hope for the continuation of life.
Date: May 2, 2009

Hints of Spring - 3

The colors of spring leaves vary but the sign of spring is still there and ready to go to work for the next few months producing food and oxygen.
Date: May 2, 2009

Hints of Spring - 2

Another of the tiny signs of spring can be the still tight buds, but the colors are there and the sun will do its magic.
Date: May 2, 2009

Hints of Spring - 1

Last week I went out looking for the small signs of spring that nature provides, not the human-placed flowers. With the wonders of zoom lens and close cropping with Paint Shop Pro the signs are more than evident.
Date: May 2, 2009

A Summer Sight

It's always fun to look down and see the mix of colors and textures at your feet. This mushroom was pushing through the grasses and debris at the forest floor of the Ravensburg State Park near Jersey Shore, PA.
Date: 8/6/2008

Almost Time Again

A scene along the Cannon River and the Cannon Valley Trail in eastern Minnesota. Soon, soon, it will be time to get the bicycle out and head down the trail again.
Date: 9/21/2008

Arches and People

A hallway at the world-renowned Prado Museum in Madrid.
Date: 4/13/2002

Golden Fall

Taken last fall along the lake near my apartment. The golden sun and grass combine to make fall a brilliant time.
Date: 11/2/2008

Crossing the Moat

The bridge across the old moat into the fairy tale castle in Segovia, Spain.
Date: 4/15/2002

Easter- The Lord is Risen

Easter Sunrise in the Berea Moravian Cemetery, St, Charles, MN
Date: April 12, 2009

Almost Back

One more week and I should be back with more pictures. I have recently scanned a whole bunch of old slides (like the one to the right from 1971) and I still have many more recent digital pictures to post.

I promise.