Merry Christmas

 

Busy Bee

Shot with iPhone11

 

 

Grand Canal

 

Lake Sylvan

 Black Hills, South Dakota.

The Beaver Pond

 

Brass Zippo in Action

 Nothing quite like a fine evening and cigar.

Sailing Luxembourg

 

 

Six years ago we took a trip to Paris.  I enjoyed watching the children sail their rented static sailboats in thr Luxembourg Garden fountain.  Later, the adults came to sail with their larger Radio Controlled sailboats.  I was hooked and built my own RC sailboat.  I have plans to build another one, soon.

World Photography Day

 Happy world photography day!

Lake Pepin

 Marina at Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River

Lake Pepin

Views of Lake Pepin from Frontenac State Park, Minnesota.  

 

Butterflied

 

Draco

Draco the wonder pug

Big and Little Dippers

 

Ursa Major and Ursa Minor 

Saskatoons

 Juneberries, Serviceberries, Saskatoons, whatever you call them, have suffered under this drought.  Only a couple trees were plump with berries.  The rest shriveled on the tree.

The Mayfly

Another hobby is Radio Controlled sailing.  Its a 37 inch long sailboat roughly 5 feet from keel to mast.  Two channels are used for control.  One for the rudder and one to control the sail booms.  Wood construction, half the fun of RC sailing is building the boat.

 

Floral Macros

 

Stuntz Bay Boathouses

Lake Vermilion 

Curled Birch Bark

 

Vermilion Sunset

 Lake Vermilion sunset via iPhone11.

Flower pal

 

Mayfly

 Mayfly in macro

Orange bauble

Summertime flowers in macro.  I’m using an iPhone11 with the Camera Plus 2 app. 

 

Baby Chickadee

Today was a day for gardening. I’m amazed by how dry it is. I went to get the hose to water and found a baby chickadee in the landscape rocks.  Apparently the chickadees built a nest in a hole on the house’s soffit. I put her back.  

Vermilion Sunset

 

Shrooms

 

Yellowed macro

 

Clips in Paris

Clips in Paris 

Macro

 Hosta water spot macro.

Tally Turtle

 

Are they called  Bleeding hearts or Dutchmen’s breeches?  Either way a nice subject to capture with the iPhone 11 and Camera plus 2 app.

Yooper Trip

 A drive across UP Michigan.

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