Went out to the park to take dragonfly pictures. These are my first ones done this year. Here are a few of my favorites.

Railfanning

So, my son likes to rail fan and make you tube videos. His videos are quite good. Occasionally I will go with him and take pictures. We did this on June 30th and here are a couple of the shots I took.

Better Butterfly Pictures

It was less windy today and I was able to get some better butterfly pictures. Here are a couple.

Yellow Swallowtail

My neighbor has a butterfly bush near the mailboxes. I was fortunate to catch a yellow swallowtail on one of the flowers.

My Echinacea

So my Echinacea has come back this year. I bought my two plants and the end of the season last year. I got some flowers then but now I am happy to have found my first bloom this year. Here are a couple of pictures. I like the creamy background of the first flower but the sun came out and made to color a little better in the second one.

Hard at Work

The flowers on the bushes are blooming and the honey bees are hard at work. Of course I was out with my camera taking pictures. I like this picture the best. Did some minor cropping to get rid of some empty space. Those bees were fast. I caught to bees in the second picture but only one of them is in good focus.

Distractions

I am so distracted by nature. I can't resist flowers and bugs and bugs on flowers. LOL I can be walking around and the flowers say come take my picture. I must obey! Really though, I just love taking pictures of nature whenever I come across it.

Hanging Rock

Went hiking up at Hanging Rock State Park in Danbury, NC. It was a fun but tough climb up. The view was worth the work. Here it is.

Photo Safari

I went on a photo safari in the front yard. Found a couple interesting things. Here they are.

3 Mile Hike

Went hiking at a local park with a 3 mile hiking trail through the woods. Hiked with my son and enjoyed the time outdoors. The weather was perfect. Here are a couple of pictures.

Well Spring is in the air so it is time to start taking pictures! I worked on taking a dogwood picture followed by a dragonfly. Hope you like them.