Month: September 2022

Road Runner

My good friend and photo partner and I decided to try and find some interesting things to photograph. This road runner caught our eye as we were sitting outside eating our lunch. True to his name this little guy was headed up a boulder filled hillside full-speed ahead. Seeing this guy really tickled me since they are scarce in our area, and they move very quickly and are generally too far away to photograph. We were at a local lake that was probably down to one quarter of its total water capacity. It is so sad to see this and it is also obvious that it has impacted the wildlife there since we saw none of what we usually see. Even fishermen were scarce. Pray for snow and rain. Stay healthy my friends and enjoy your weekend.

Sonnenblumen

Meine Nachbarin hatte dieses Jahr verschiedene Sorten von Sonnenblumen in unserem Vorgarten am Haus angepflanzt. War ein toller Anblick. Leider ist die Pracht mittlerweile schon verblüht.

My neighbor had planted several varieties of sunflowers in our front yard by the house this year. It was a great sight. Unfortunately, the splendor is now already faded.

Swedish reflections

Many houses in Sweden are painted in a color called Falu Red. Originally the paint was a byproduct of the copper mine of the same name. The mine was already closed in the 17th century, but there was enough rocks and ore left to produce pigment for red paint up to this day. In the maze of the thousands of bays and islands along the Swedisch coast the red of the cottages and boat houses reflect in the calm water.

The little port of Hundelop