Up Close Photography

A part of photography I enjoy seeing is an up close picture or macro shot. It takes a special kind of lens with a short focus distance to get macro pictures. For instance my wildlife lens does not have a short focus distance at all. Even though it is "zoomed in" it will be very … Continue reading Up Close Photography

A Ride Around The Delta: Cardinal On Fence

Today I'm going to start a Muddy Water and Cypress Trees series by looking back on some of my favorite photographs and the story that goes along with it. First let's ride through the delta of Southeast Arkansas. It was the end of January 2016. The Mississippi River had flooded and pushed quite a few … Continue reading A Ride Around The Delta: Cardinal On Fence

Chasing The Roseate Spoonbill (Part 1)

Today I'm starting a new series of posts of my going after taking photos of the Roseate Spoonbill Bird. I've not gotten a photo yet but will keep trying and will share photos from my trips out here. I believe I saw one flying the other day at Choctaw Island Wildlife Management Area (WMA) West … Continue reading Chasing The Roseate Spoonbill (Part 1)

Jesus Revolution

This past Monday the movie Jesus Revolution was released to Netflix. We don't typically go to the movie theaters but I've wanted to watch this movie since I first heard about it. I was thankful it was released to Netflix. I've never seen a movie like this. The gospel of Jesus Christ was portrayed throughout … Continue reading Jesus Revolution

10,000

I've mentioned a lot about habits here in my ramblings. One of the habits I'm trying to keep at the top of my list is walking 10,000 steps per day. I use the step counter on my iPhone to keep track of my steps. Since it has gotten so hot I try to get some … Continue reading 10,000

Down To Cut-Off

My son and I went down to Cut-Off Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) the other morning. The mosquitos were tough along the creek but it a great spot where he enjoys playing in the creek and I can take pictures. With the recent rains the creek is very high right now. With the high water … Continue reading Down To Cut-Off

Back To The Heat and Humidity (Part 4)

We recently took a family vacation to Alaska. This trip has been a goal of ours since we had kids. When we were married we took an Alaskan cruise for our honeymoon trip but said we wanted to go back and just experience Alaska as a family and not part of the cruise crowds. I'm … Continue reading Back To The Heat and Humidity (Part 4)

That Settles It!

I try each Wednesday to write something encouraging. It is not because I'm the most encouraging person (there's way too many to list) but to help me remember and document encouragement I've received during the week. I want to document here that I finally finished a huge goal. I've mentioned wanting to be more of … Continue reading That Settles It!

I Give Up – Garden Update

Gardening comes with many frustrations but first let's look at a few thing that are working. I planted a tray of Black Zebra Cherry Tomatoes for some late season tomatoes. These seeds are of from Hoss Tools. They're coming up now and nearly all cells in my 24 cell seed starting tray is coming up. … Continue reading I Give Up – Garden Update

Out To The Creek

I mentioned the other day a phrase I like to use is "muddy water and cypress trees". There is no better place to see some muddy water and cypress trees than Cut-Off Creek WMA owned by the Arkansas Game And Fish Commission. My son drove out to Cut-Off Creek the other morning to get out … Continue reading Out To The Creek