Beach Combing | Opposites
Most of the time beachcombing involves looking for small treasures that wash up along the shore. However… that was not the case during this little jaunt to the beach. I was searching on a much…
Flora
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Spotted Bee Balm
Spotted Bee Balm, a native Eastern Canada and Eastern United States plant, is not the showiest flower around- however, it attracts bees, moths, and hummingbirds, as well as beneficial predatory wasps that can help reduce…
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Life’s Just a Tree Full of Cherries
By all appearances, that’s how American Robins seem to view life each summer when the wild cherries ripen. All levels of the tree host daily visitors to its fruit-laden branches. Robins’ feeding fervor remains in…
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Caught Off-guard
Nature has a way of catching me off-guard with Her beauty. This Nootka Rose was rather lack luster in the shade. Then , a gentle breeze set the flower into a lovely dance… in and…
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Humbled Heron
Great Blue Herons are often observed attentively hunting at the edges and in the waters of the wetland near our home. Loud, harsh calls often rattle the air when a heron ascends into flight with…
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One in a Hundred
I took at least 100 shots just like this one… waiting… anticipating… I have exactly ONE shot just like this… Patience, perseverance, and a vision came together… ”Nailed it!!” I could have started over… the…