FALL ARRIVES

 Early signs of the new season are creeping in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STILL “SUMMERY” VIEWS FROM OLD MISSION

 I guess I’m not quite ready to let this season go.

 

 

LATE SUMMER FLOWERS

 Enjoy their beauty while they last.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EASY TARGETS

 Late summer, I usually see young ring-necked pheasants released into the wild by a farmer who breeds them for hunting stock.  This year I saw them only a few times before they disappeared. They were in the same area where I photographed three bald eagles a couple weeks ago.  A google search informed me that eagles are notorious for preying on farm-raised pheasants who haven’t yet developed their wild survival instincts.  It reminded me that nature isn’t all sweet, gentle, and beautiful.

 

 

 

 

 

PEACHY SUNRISE

 What does a photographer do when she wakes up at an ungodly hour and can’t go back to sleep?  Head out to take sunrise pictures.  It’s so peaceful at that time of day. Just me, the ducks, and golden ripples lapping the shoreline. Turns out, I wasn’t the only early bird that morning.