Some Bewick’s Wrens took up residence in a decorative birdhouse on my back porch. These little birds are not very bothered by me and flutter back and forth as I sit there near their birdhouse. They occasionally sit and study me for a second to be sure that I am not a cat or something,… Read More A Wren Family
I began my last full day in Tucson hiking the trails near the place where I stayed. There seemed to be public hiking trails every where around there and it was an easy walk from the door of my room. I took a few photos along the way, but nothing really stood out to me… Read More Saguaro Sunset
In planning for my trip to Saguaro National Park, I read hiking guides and looked at maps to plan a soft itinerary so I wouldn’t just show up and hike a random trail. For my first day at the west unit of the park, I planned a moderately strenuous and scenic hike up to Wasson… Read More A Hike to Wasson Peak
The next leg of my spring hiking trip had me at Saguaro National Park near Tucson Arizona. Saguaro National Park is divided into two units, the East and the West with the city of Tucson in between. Both units of the park boast miles of hiking trails through mountains and cactus forests so I was… Read More Saguaro National Park – East
After spending the morning at White Sands, I wanted to do some trail hiking. Not far from the national park is a recreation area called Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument near Las Cruces. The Organ mountains were apparently named such long ago due to the peaks resemblance to organ pipes. The area was proclaimed a… Read More Day Hike at Organ Mountains
I decided to arrange a spring hiking trip to some desert locations for mid-March. I targeted this time because it probably wouldn’t be brutally cold in early spring nor would it yet be very hot. I also wanted there to be a chance of wildflower blooms in the deserts. My trip started with White Sands… Read More White Sands
I went to hang out on the beach during spring break. I wasn’t there to shoot photos but I brought a camera just in case. March is a little early in the year to go to the beach, but on the coast of Texas spring comes early. The first day I was there it was… Read More The Beach
The incredibly mild winter is ending and spring has arrived to provide us with relief, and around here that means that the bluebonnets have arrived. People in Texas generally love these wildflowers and can often be found photographing their children with them along the sides of country roads. I did the children in bluebonnets photos… Read More Spring is Here
One of my favorite places to hike that is near to where I live, is Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, which is to the northwest of Austin in central Texas. The wildlife refuge is US government owned and exists to preserve habitat for endangered species. In the case of Balcones Canyonlands, the two main endangered… Read More The Wildlife Refuge
Saturday was a sunny and breezy cool day so I went to the lake. I figured I would hike around the shore and shoot (photos of) water birds and then hang out for sunset and hope for a cloud or two. This is a good time of year to shoot water fowl around here as… Read More Sun and Fowl
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