A Little Blue Heron sits amongst blossoming wildflowers in a local wetland.
I keeping with previous requests just to occasionally to a “photo dump” this will be a brief blog focused on what I consider to be some of my better recent photographs. Double clicking on a photo in a gallery should allow the reader to enlarge the photo and then scroll through the gallery. I have learned that on the reader end it does not always work. I apologize for that, but I have no control over it. As always, all photographs are mine unless otherwise noted and if you enjoy what you read and see, please subscribe and share.
Left to right-top to bottom-A bumblebee enjoys a spring flower, a lone flower stands tall at a local boat landing, flowers in a garden at a local park, a boardwalk at another local park nearly enveloped by the cypress tress and wetland and an odd animal in the middle of another wetland that I just couldn’t quite place turned out to be a wayward basketball.Creatures great and small: A brilliant Purple Gallinule struts across the pads in full bloom. A tiny, thumb sized Blue-Gray Gnat Catcher peeks out from his hiding spot to see if the pesky photographer is still there. Meanwhile, a beautiful Osprey posed for me in the morning light in the SMNWR. A Red Tailed Hawk in the morning light and a tiny rabbit barely larger than a Nerf football.A tiny and very busy Cotton Rat. Dragonflies come in so many variations but are difficult to photograph. One morning in the SMNWR I was walking on a levy and about 20 feet in front of me an approx. 9-10 foot alligator came lumbering across the levy. Fortunately, paying my no attention what so ever. Local White Tailed Deer can be very tolerant of my efforts.Sometimes the photographer is the one being observed.
Nearly every day I set forth with a camera in a two fold effort; to spend time outside getting something that amounts to exercise and trying to capture nature’s wondrous beauty with my camera. I encourage you all to do the same. Spend less time watching news, less time on social media, more time with friends and family and more time with nature. Tomorrow is not promised to us. Make the best of today.
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Retired after thirty years in law enforcement. Experience in patrol, high liability training, narcotics enforcement, various levels of leadership and SWAT. Exploring And muddling through the next chapter now. Hoping to help other law enforcement and military personnel do the same by sharing my experiences, successes and mistakes.
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They are ALL beautiful! 😍
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They are All Beautiful! ❤️
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Thank you very much my friend!
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