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Sulcata Tortoises in Calabash, NC We were passing through Calabash, NC where we saw a man with several large tortoises in a vacant lot. He said they were Sulcata Tortoises (also known as the African Spurred Tortoise) and he was with a tortoise rescue.
Categories: Wildlife
Sunset Beach, North Carolina In October 2021 Beverly and I visited Sunset Beach, NC where we spent three days with her daughters and granddaughter. We also visited the Outer Banks to see the lighthouses.
Categories: Scenes And Vistas, Sunrises & Sunsets, Wildlife
Overgrown Truck This abandoned truck in a cow pasture near Keezletown, VA has a tree growing through it.
Categories: Distressed
Nature Treasure Hunt at Seven Bends State Park Beverly and I recently participated in a photo scavenger hunt in Seven Bends State Park, Virginia's newest state park.
Categories: Autumn Colors, Clouds, Flowers, Plants, Trees, National/State Park, Wildlife
Wild Mushroom In our neighborhood, there is a spot in the grass between the street and the sidewalk where a wild mushroom occasionally appears. Sometimes it is mowed or cut down and sometimes it just withers away. One day on her way out of the development Beverly noticed that it had returned. When she reached her destination, she called me to tell me about it, so I went there and cut it off at ground level so…
Categories: Flowers, Plants, Trees, Focus Stacking, Macro
Stages of an Ox Eye Sunflower I have tracked the development of an oxeye sunflower from bud to final form, concentrating on close-ups of the center of the flowers.
Categories: Flowers, Plants, Trees, Focus Stacking, Macro
Dump Truck Rollover A dump truck rolled over in a new development near our home. Apparently not a big deal to the heavy equipment operators.
Categories: Construction
Bryce Canyon Bryce Canyon National Park is noted for its "hoodoos", which are irregularly shaped columns of rock. Hoodoos exist around the world, but by far the largest concentration is found in Bryce Canyon.
Categories: Geological, National/State Park, Scenes And Vistas
Lunar Eclipse – January 20, 2019 There was a total lunar eclipse on January 20, 2019 and we had clear skies for the event so I was able to photograph it.
Categories: Astronomical, Full Moon, Lunar Eclipse
Peace Lily The Peace Lily is a tropical, evergreen perennial houseplant with unusual blooms that can take nearly four months to develop.
Categories: Flowers, Plants, Trees, Macro
Super Pink Full Moon – April 26, 2021 This photograph of the Super Pink Full Moon was photographed on April 26, 2021 and was planned with the PhotoPills app on my phone.
Categories: Astronomical, Full Moon
The Innovators The Innovators is a book by Walter Isaacson about the development of the core innovations of the digital age.
Categories: Books
Hazy Sunset from Broadway This is a sunset in a hazy sky caused by smoke from western wildfires 2300 miles away.
Categories: Sunrises & Sunsets
Broadway Sunset Reflection This past Saturday I photographed the reflection of a sunset in the upper windows of a church.
Categories: Sunrises & Sunsets
Tomahawk Pond On a beautiful day in September we visited Tomahawk Pond in Shenandoah County, Virginia
Categories: Flowers, Plants, Trees, National/State Park, Panorama
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