On the Water Trail

My brother, Jim, canoeing the Grand River in Ohio with the Trumbull Canoe Club. Photo taken several weeks ago. Looks like the water level is high...also looks cold!

Salt Water Marsh

 When the tide is out, as in these photos, there is nor much going on at this salt water marsh...but wait, there are so many small creatures not seen that make up this habitat. There seem to be more shore birds when the tide is up but it is a busy place always. In the back ground of the photo below you see some type of oysters. When the tide first goes out they spout water...really cool to see.

Love these little English Robins

Bought these lovely little birds at an Audubon gift shop at Pawley's Island, SC

Look-outs, docks and other wooden things.......

Oh no! Snow!

I got up this morning, and to my dismay, saw that it had snowed overnight. There was a light coating on everything and the temperature was 32 degrees. It's the 20th of April, for heavens sake! I am so disgusted. When I went down to put the coffee on I looked out the window to see my first goldfinch at the thistle feeder. I had hung it on Wednesday and they are now competing with those darn sparrows for the thistle  seed. After seeing this beautiful bird I decided to think of other things to cheer me up.

 American Gold finch

 Lazy days of summer

Spring at Brookgreen  Gardens

 View from my front porch in the summer

The smell of my summer roses

Scary Weather

I'm home again in Michigan and woke up this morning to sun and warm temperatures...getting into the 70's but wait.......the wind started howling despite the sun and by this afternoon the sky got dark and weird. We have a tornado watch until 6pm. Don't know what to expect.
Spent the afternoon downloading all my photos from South Carolina. Want to start editing those and my red barn photos that I took before I left. You will probably be seeing SC photos on and off all summer ;-)
Ok...here comes the rain. Not too bad right now. Waiting to hear the whistle.

Study of Water Sculpture

 I was experimenting with shutter speeds shooting this beautiful fountain at Brookgreen. Can't remember the name of the sculpture but it is one of my favorites.