Just When You Least Expect It

I take my camera everywhere.  Sitting on the front porch, got it.  Step out back, definitely.  A ride in the car, absolutely. 

I walked down to my mailbox the other day, hesitating for a moment before moving toward the door, deciding if I should bring my camera or not (a silly notion!)  Well lucky for me, I did!  While standing at the bottom of our driveway, I heard the loveliest chirping from a branch above my head.  There, chirping away, was a Scarlet Tanager.  It's chirp is different than it's usual song; out of every songbird I've ever heard, the Scarlet Tanager sings the song I love the best.  It's voice matches that of a flute so much so, you'd think you were in a concert hall with a private sitting with a world-renown flautist!

That same day, again when I least expected it (even though I always expect it!) more images presented themselves to me.  I was cleaning an outdoor glass tabletop when I noticed inverted droplets of water clinging to the underside of the table.  Upside-down drops!  How unique a perspective!  Here are a few:

June Flowers-More Beautiful Blossoms

                                            I had to include these flowers growing under water.

In a Fog

Sometimes, at the high altitude where we live, clouds shroud the mountain and we're literally in a fog.  The heavy mist creates an air of enchantment.  Through the illumination of filtered sunlight, shades of green become more pronounced yet everything laden with moisture takes on a softness--edges seem to meld together.  This is my idea of a beautiful day.

Water Lily Collection

A Black Bear

Sitting on my back steps tonight, I had my eye on this black bear as it wandered through our yard.

It didn't know I was there until it picked up my scent in the air.

Here are a few ot it's natural expressions.

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Creature Feature

Leaping Deer,  Running Bear, Wading Cows.

No, these are not Native American names, but actual 'things' I shot this weekend!

(Almost surreal, isn't it??)



Cool Cloud Formations

Last night as the storms blew away and dusk began to fall, cool cloud formations--some tinted with sunset hues--rapidly formed below a bright blue sky.  Here are a few.

(For Kate, who was probably taking her own sky pictures!)