Dragon Flies are Everywhere
Friends, this boy was begging to be published so i am complying, i had to move several times to get the angle where both wing tips are in focus and the background is blurred enough not to be confusing. Did I succeed? til Tomorrow MJ
My Big Distraction
Dear Friends, Cancer, chemo and surgery were not enough distractions to keep me from my photography, so we got 2 new dogs. This one is Bud, an English Pointer, who we shuffle in and out of the house when the temperatures fall below zero. He is my dog and lands in my lap whenever I holler at the other dog (Trigger). At the moment they are in the outdoor kennel and chasing ice chucks around the kennel. They invent games to keep them and us amused. I can’t wait for spring!. Back to work, til Tomorrow MJ
Christmas-Late
Dear Friends, With this new computer finally up and running, I will try to get back to normal. Which raises the question, what is normal anyway. I am reminded of a commercial on tv, that advertises a pill that treats metastatic breast cancer as the woman achieving a new normal. Good luck with that, I hope it works. But having recently gone thru cancer stage 2, chemo and surgery, I have yet to define that new normal. So I will try once again to regain normal. I think the secret is not in the old normal, but indeed a new normal. til Tomorrow MJ
Red-Neck Drama
Dear Friends, this pair of red-necked grebes are courting on Phantom Lake. At this point they have built four different nests and lost them all, they are currently sitting on another piece of floating dirt in the middle of the lake. They may or may not have an egg. I will keep you apprised. til Tomorrow MJ
Territorial Dispute
Dear Friends, these green-winged teal males are arguing over fishing rights, there will be no blood shed but both went their separate ways, til Tomorrow MJ
Back to work
Dear Friends, I have been on a long sabbatical, sorry if you have some abandonment issues, haha, I have been fighting with cancer for a year and now am cancer-free for the time being, this image of dancing sandhill cranes expresses my joy at surviving cancer, chemo and surgery without too much pain. I am back sitting in Chex Meadows watching the God-given sights and images that are still present, hope you are still out there, love and blessings, MJ
Bear Portrait
Dear Friends, this bear was in the ditch as we drove by, his head popped up and he scurried into the woods. Sorry for the grass but I did not leave the truck and could not get a good angle. He was huge and wanted to cross the road, the deer flies were attacking and he was looking for a good swim to drown them. Yes I was using a telephoto lens til Tomorrow MJ
Green Heron
Dear friends, this is not your typical image of a Green Heron, but it shows his beautiful back feathers in the spring. He was fishing alone in the shade and I never can resist parking along the road to capture these guys. til Tomorrow MJ
Muskrat Lunch
Dear Friends, this muskrat was enjoying his lunch in Crex Meadows, love the long fingernails?? til Tomorrow MJ
MJ Springett 