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.

Moon Shot

Looked out the window and saw the moon rising over the trees. Took several pictures. These two are my favorites.

Dragonflies 2015

Went to the park and took some dragonfly pictures.

Went to the Park

So I went to the park today and took pictures of dragonflies and ducks. Took a ride in a paddle boat. It was fun. Fed the ducks from the boat. Here are some of the duck pictures.

Sunflowers in June

Josh Hedgecock has grown some great sunflower plants. I had fun taking pictures of his flowers.

Another Perspective

I usually lie down in the grass to get pictures of dandelions but this time my son picked one and we decided to hold it up so that the sky was the background. It is one of those beautiful sky days. Here is how it turned out. Thanks for the help Joshua Hedgecock.

More Signs of Spring

The Dogwoods are blooming and the sky is that lovely Carolina blue. Love to take pictures of it.

Spring At Last

Spring is my favorite season and my neighbor's flowers are one of my favorite subjects. Here are some blooms from one of her small trees.

Planes and Trains

Been watching lots of transportation lately. Spent a day at an airport and was lucky enough to see a Stearman Biplane flying. Then went with my son to watch the train go by. As always, I had permission to be where I was and never trespassed. It was a fun couple of afternoons.

More Autumn Pix

Lately the weather has been from the 60's up to the 80's and this weekend it is going to bottom out with highs in the 40's and 50's. All these cool temps have the leaves church.

More Moon Shots

Had to skip the moon last night due to clouds but they were out the day before and today.

The Leaves They are a Changing

The leaves have been somewhat slow to change this year. One of the trees in the yard has started and the light was pretty as it made them glow.

A Sliver of the Moon

My son sent me a message telling me to look out the window to see the cool moon. Glad he did.

Heron Overhead

My son said there goes the heron. I managed to snap one good shot which I cropped to get rid of some of the background.

The Duck Whisperer

Went to the park today with my son who had a few pieces of bread. The ducks sure liked him. You might say he was a duck whisperer for the day. In fact, he didn't have to say a word.

A Red Eyed Fly

We are waiting for bad weather to move in and the insects are too. This little red eyed fly kept landing on the bumper of my car. So I tried to get as close as I could without him flying away. Here is a cropped version of one of the photos.

A couple of hours before the eclipse

Unfortunately the clouds moved in for the eclipse and the red moon. I had to settle for a picture of the moon a couple hours before the eclipse. It was almost a full moon. You can watch the moon grow larger through the pictures.