In the Garden

 Sifting through yet more of last summers images.  I was happy to find so many photos to play with and shocked at how many more I have yet to review.

This little damselfly I did a search on for its species and for Oklahoma it seems it is called a Powdered Dancer.  How sweet to have such a wonderful name.  It was really tiny and hid down deep in the weeds in the pasture.    I have included this giant clover image along with the Damselfly because this was part of the Weed Exploration I was on with my Macro that day.  Enjoy ~

Hagerman in the Winter

Well, at last there is an image without birds!  I thought these dead looking trees in the water were so interesting with the reflection and the way the water glistened in different textures and colors.      The Great Heron's were out  in abundance at the Refuge last weekend and I got quite a few images of them doing different things.  They really blend in with water and weeds so it was hard to get nice shots of them. I hope you are enjoying these winter images.

Dining In The Muck

Hi again, with birds!  Saturday I got to visit again the great Hagerman Wildlife Refuge http://www.friendsofhagerman.com/Home
and spent 2 hours just driving and walking about trying to get some photos.  Since its winter there are not many things to shoot except , what else...birds!  I got a nice assortment of birds that I will be sharing with you.  These are not Mallards but this pair kept close enough to the edge of the water to get some nice wakes behind as they paddled along the shore.

1000 Birds

I guess last Summer I got tired of butterflies and flowers, and became a Birder.   Well they are pretty darn entertaining and a bit more personality than a flower, so here is another baby from last summer's collection and its little Haiku I put together just for this baby bird.  Enjoy ~

High Noon

One of my little birdies from last summer. She was a character and I remember her well.  Doesn't her expression just say it all!
I used two textures in this, one called Scripted and one called All That done at different settings and masks, I added my haiku and my frame which I darkened. Hope you enjoy it!

Bluebird Oasis

When it was hot I could not wait for winter, now that its cold I crave the heat.
I had such a great group of birds come to my birdbath last summer.  So many would come they would splash the water out several times a day.  This batch of bluebird babies which actually included 5 total were always there playing in the water.  This Image used two texture layers, a dry brush filter and simple frame.
Enjoy!

Ghost Shell

The last day of the year we went on a motorcycle ride and picnic with friends at Lake Texhoma Durant, OK.  Our friends took us along the shore line and I found amazing fossils from the cretaceous, and at the waters edge my attention was drawn to a quick flash of light in the tide as it came in.  This little shell was so rich in color and newly opened.  The bit of bubbles and froth around the shell just made it enchanted somehow.  It even has a couple bubbles in the shell making it like ghost pearls.   Enjoy!