A Bloy and his Blog

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

read the rest of: Summer evening sky, a study

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?

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

read the rest of: Feeding monarch

Taken at Olbrich Gardens in Madison.

read the rest of: Warm colors for a warm day

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

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

read the rest of: The driftwood’s journey