Early December will normally signal some major changes on the Mississippi river. Throughout the spring, summer, and fall, river transports, cruise ships, and such will be a common sight…but winter puts a halt to all that. Even with a substantial lock and dam system, Mother Nature takes over and will often freeze much of the … Read more
Late this fall, the old mill on Pine Creek got a facelift. Fresh stain makes it much darker than before…but no worries, it will weather again in due time. My reason for stopping on this afternoon wasn’t really to capture this but to check out the waterfall. The new camera I’m using from Olympus has … Read more
Cedar Waxwings are a stunning bird. These were photographed at a local park not far from my home. It’s a place my wife and I walk a lot…and one day, seeing all these softening crab apples, I said to her, I can’t believe we aren’t seeing waxwings out here. The words no sooner came out … Read more
January and February in the upper Midwest is eagle season, and while they are here in reasonable numbers, it’s a good time to focus more on them than anything else. So, you’ll have to put up with more of my eagle photos for a while longer. With this particular bird, and this shot (which … Read more
This old mill has stood the test of time with a little help from some friends. It’s been restored and is in terrific shape. I need to shoot more here because it’s just a great subject and a beautiful area…in winter it’s nice to have a little snow…in summer, the greenery is amazing, and well, … Read more
I’ve been trying to think of any bird more dominant in the air compared to an eagle. A golden eagle might possibly best a baldie, but I think it would depend more on the attitude of the latter. There are times when they are simply dominating of everything in the sky.