I have been taking more time to bike with this mild spring weather. As always, I bring my camera with me in my backpack. One never knows what one will see. This week was no exception for surprises. I spotted … Read More

It is Valentine’s Day whenever you have Oxblood Lilies blooming in your garden. We have planted them in our front yard by the steps to our front door and in the backyard. They bloom in the fall, generally around September … Read More

Sometimes you don’t even have to leave home to see beautiful native flowers. I remember when we were in COVID-19 quarantine in 2020. I often looked around in our own yard to see what was out there. Whether birds or … Read More

Last year, I began volunteering at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Besides helping the Center with its Fauna Project, I hang out with a dozen or more photographers every week. I thought I would return to my first time … Read More

— In case you did not know, March 3 is the United Nations World Wildlife Day. This is the day we celebrate wild animals and plants and their unique roles. This year’s theme is Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital … Read More

— On Thursdays, I have been volunteering at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin. The photo above was the last photo on my card yesterday. To see a white Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) was a first for nearly … Read More

Have you ever thought about your images’ impact on viewers based on your photos’ color schemes? If you search online for color psychology, you will find several articles and studies on the subject. For this week’s challenge, I invite you … Read More

The people of this world are like the three butterflies in front of a candle’s flame.The first one went closer and said: I know about love.The second one touched the flame lightly with his wings and said:I know how love’s … Read More

— In September 2021, we spent a few days in the Ruidoso, New Mexico, area. Besides hiking around the area, we also did some sightseeing in other places. On the day we went to White Sands NP, we noticed a … Read More

— What mystery do the eyes of a Grater short-horned lizard hide? These lizards possess distinctively shaped eyes with elongated pupils that are horizontally oriented. This gives them a rather unusual and captivating appearance. The specific reason for the elongated … Read More

— As the year 2023 is about to close, I looked at the photos I captured this year and tried very hard to pick a few that I had somehow overlooked to post whenever I published a new article. We … Read More

— The first time I saw a Leavenworth’s Eryngo flower (also known as sea holly) I was walking along the San Gabriel River in Georgetown, Texas, just about 30 minutes north of Austin. The bright purple colors caught my eye … Read More