We all love our dragonflies! Here’s a shot from yesterday evening looking at this guy head-on. And here’s a link to the gallery where you can download the photo if you’d like to use it for a screen saver or whatever as long as the use is personal and non-commercial.
When shooting flowers, we tend to want them to be just perfect, at their prime. Somehow we’ve defined that as what beautiful flowers look like. Their beauty at this stage attracts insects who find them a source of nourishment, and who in turn provide cross pollination for the flowers. These guys are past their prime....
El Capitan has long served as a landmark for travelers. It’s not because it’s the highest peak in Texas. And it’s certainly not the only mountain in the state, not by a long shot. And it’s not in a place where many people travel. You have to want to go there, or need to go...
When I heard the buzzing by the flowers, my first thought was a big bee. So I started shooting pictures because I love photos of bees on flowers. Turns out it wasn’t a bee. It was a big fly. You know, those pests that at best we want to shoo away. Or more likely smash...
In yesterday’s post, I showed you the sky from the opposite direction — a gorgeous reverse sunset. So I guess it’s only fair to show you the sunset that accompanied that shot, and here it is. They were both shot during the time Hurricane Allen was pumping lots of rain clouds into far west Texas, and this...
