Monthly Archives: August 2012

Help! They’ve surrounded us….

I don’t know if this was a planned outcome, or just nature doing it’s thing –     The Black-eyed Susans look like they’re moving in for the kill. Looked cool at the time. I like it.       … Continue reading

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You don’t see that every day….

Went to the grocery store on the way home, and guess what I see…. Here’s a hint –     You got it, it’s the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile!!! No baloney!! (Don’t roll your eyes at me, you know I had … Continue reading

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Outta work early today,

Rode on down to the the locks, just to see what’s happening. Found this sliding into the large lock –     Notice just off the right front corner of the barge (bottom/left of the photo), the ripples in the … Continue reading

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Boulevard of broken dreams…

Hiking around the hood today revealed this –     Even if it is a 78 Eldorado, it’s still a Cadillac. Not sure if it has a future, or had a past. Either way, someone’s keeping it, for some reason. I’d … Continue reading

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France

Soon this little guy will be a giant sunflower –     Sunflowers remind us of France. I think that’s why they get planted every year. I also think it’s kinda funny watching the squirrels eat all the seeds off the top. … Continue reading

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Like Axl Rose says, PATIENCE

Just a little patience. Finally got the hummingbird in the lens –   She was quite nervous, and didn’t hang around long, constantly checking her surroundings     I hope I can catch her mate, he’s got great, iridescent colors … Continue reading

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Just around the corner now…

Yes indeed, fall does mean football –   I’m ready. How about you?    

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Something for everyone

I sit and wait for the hummingbirds. They seem to know when I have the camera out. No camera, they will buzz right by your ear. Camera out, they’re nowhere to be seen. Thankfully we’ve got the rest of the … Continue reading

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Summer’s over

I don’t need a fancy weather forecaster. I don’t have a Farmer’s Almanac. I don’t need any of those things. Here’s how I know –   My top secret seasonal prediction tool is indicating a fast approaching fall. (The fern … Continue reading

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N.I.M.B.Y.

Actually, it’s in my front yard –   Knot In My Front Yard    

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