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Summer evening sky, a study

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

summer sky in the evening

When it’s too hot to take pictures during the day, wait until the sun goes down, and point your camera up.

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A cool place to sit

Sunday, July 17th, 2011

The warmest heatwave of the summer so far has just begun. Rather than get all sweaty by shooting some pictures outside, I decided to keep cool by staying in and looking though some winter photos. Wouldn’t a seat on this bench feel good right now?

snow covered bench

Feeding monarch

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

monarch butterfly feeding on flowers

Another example of nature’s beauty at Olbrich Gardens: a monarch butterfly feeding on flower nectar.

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Warm colors for a warm day

Monday, July 4th, 2011

yellow-orange flower

Taken at Olbrich Gardens in Madison.

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Indigo bunting

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

indigo bunting perched in a tree

Garter snake

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

garter snake

The driftwood’s journey

Friday, June 17th, 2011

While I was along the Mississippi River, I noticed a very large piece of driftwood passing by.

driftwood on the Mississippi River

I wondered how far north it was when it fell into the river. Where is it now?

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