Mark’s journal of photographic projects, thoughts, and commentary.
As the Northern Cardinals prepare for nesting, it appeared that the female was the more purposeful of the pair. She has been on the driven, and continuous search for material, twigs, sticks, and grasses, and she’s making quick work of the nest building itself. And soon she will lay the eggs in her created cradle … Read more
“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” An oft shared quote no doubt, but one that holds a lot of truth. Where would we be without the guidance and protection of our mother? Thank you to all the mom’s of the world…for all the good that you do!
Spring 2020: With airshows and air demonstrations in limbo due to the Covid19 outbreak, it has been nice to see the US Navy Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds, doing combined flights over various cities to honor the frontline health care workers, and essential workers, who are doing their best despite the challenges they … Read more
As far as my backyard world goes, we don’t see a ton of warblers come through here, but some most certainly do. They don’t stop for long, but one kind of feels lucky they spend a day or two hanging around, before heading farther north. I took this photograph, mostly just for documenting that I … Read more
Many years ago, as a youngster, I was riding my bike on the edge of the small town where I grew up. Basically in these small Midwest communities, you are in town on one side of the road, and in the country on the other side. This ride was my first experience with a Red … Read more
