Watermelon?

Saturday I took my son to walk around Lake Monticello. While there I looked down and spotted a watermelon growing on the side of the ramp. I've mentioned before how good it is seeing people use the lake again and to see it filling up! I snapped a picture but just now looked at the … Continue reading Watermelon?

Almost Another Missed Opportunity

In life I enjoy getting to take a photograph especially of wildlife. I keep my camera most days in my backseat (except for this post from last week). The other day I was driving to a doctor's appointment which is near my office. I passed a deer on the side of the road and after … Continue reading Almost Another Missed Opportunity

Gators

Today I am going to continue posting a few pictures. I was looking the other day while working on my post for yesterday of my recent levee drive. I thought I had posted these but cannot find where I did, so here they are. Back in March I took my son on a levee drive … Continue reading Gators

Levee Drive

I mentioned in my post yesterday a drive I recently took in the evening along the Mississippi River levee. This is the same drive I've taken several times and usually see quite a few photography opportunities. My struggle with these photo was the light was decreasing. My wildlife lens does not do well in low … Continue reading Levee Drive

Some Recent Photo Opportunities

This post I will share two recent photography opportunities I had just in the middle of life. I try to keep my camera in my backseat for these types of times. I've found some of my favorite photos have been from times such as this of just in the middle of life there's a picture … Continue reading Some Recent Photo Opportunities

Early Morning Outdoors

A few mornings ago I went back down to Cut-Off Creek WMA. My main goal was to catch a certain photograph but I did not get a chance at what was in my mind. I did get some photographs which I'll share below. I also fished for a few minutes but that really did not … Continue reading Early Morning Outdoors

Sunrise

The other morning I left my house early before daylight and headed towards the delta (flat ground where much farming is done). As I drove eastward in the dark I started to see a glimpse of a faint glow in the sky...the sun was coming! I was afraid I was going to miss it but … Continue reading Sunrise

The Wild Flower Walk

I seem to be on a pattern talking about flowers lately. Links are below to my recent posts Roadside Wild Flowers Garden Flowers The other day I went on a wild flower walk organized by Quail Forever. Quail Forever's mission is stated as: Quail Forever's mission is to conserve quail, pheasants, and other wildlife through … Continue reading The Wild Flower Walk

Happy Fourth of July!

We just got in from an evening fireworks show put on by our city. Thanks to the City of Monticello's A&P Commission for organizing this event (check out http://www.exploremonticello.com for more on Monticello from the A&P Commission)! I was a bit worried right before we left the house to attend this because it was so … Continue reading Happy Fourth of July!

Vacation Time – St. Pete Beach, Florida

This will be my third family summer vacation to post about here on this site. You can find the previous two at the links below. California Summer Vacation Alaska Summer Vacation This summer our family went to St. Pete Beach, Florida. I'm not sure on the part where we decided to go south for vacation … Continue reading Vacation Time – St. Pete Beach, Florida