Rocket ran under the hammock and around the tree, losing Zookie in the process. She stopped, panting.
Don’t You Want My Stick?
Play Date, Puppy Style
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Party Clothes
Dressed in their summer best, the Black-eyed Susans celebrate summer.
Sweet Summer Sun!
Yes?
Are you quite through?
Come On In, the Water’s Fine!
Zookie would love your company!
This photo is by my son, Hawken, who is now away at college.
Revealed
Nikon D5100 f/16 ISO 400 1/90 sec 55-300@240mm – Summer 2012
A Misty, Moisty Morning
We have not been overwhelmed with rain. The soil is still dry and dusty.
Nikon D5100 f/4.5 ISO 800 1/180 sec 5-300@98mm – Summer 2012
But we have had cool enough weather that the dew point was higher than the ambient temperature, resulting in a pleasant silvery mist at dawn.
Interstitial Ripple
The ripple between reality and reflection:
Nikon D5100 f/11 ISO 800 1/250sec 55-300@300mm – Summer 2012
The texture of this old log caught my attention. I admired the contrasting texture of the water all around the log. I loved the reflection of the log in the water beneath. The ripple between reality and reflection completed it for me 🙂
Brilliant Defeat
The sunlight picked out several prematurely orange leaves.
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 200 1/250sec 200mm – Summer 2012
Glowingly beautiful in death. Drought thins out the underbrush!
Buttercup
Buttercup at age 7 3/4 years. She will be 8 in October!
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 400 1/250 sec 68mm – Summer 2012
The Dutch Shepherd has been the perfect breed choice for our active son. She will help him guard or catch his chickens, accompany him on his bike rides or hikes, swim with him, play fetch, and even participate in 4-H dog shows. And, although she has never yet met a person she doesn’t like, we still feel confident that she would protect her boy against an attacker. She butts in if family gets too rough and makes him squeal or laugh too loudly, and I think she would be more assertive with a stranger. Good Dog, Buttercup!
Moment of Rest
In the perpetual busy-ness that seems to constitute the life of a dragonfly, this moment of repose must feel especially restful.
Nikon D5100 f/13 ISO 400 1/350sec 300mm – Summer 2012
Recently I was watching a large dragonfly when I heard an especially loud buzzing noise. Right there in front of me was a hummingbird (not much bigger than the dragonfly I had been focusing on)! He studied me for a moment, then perched on a branch overhead. I was too slow moving the camera into position. Apparently the hummingbird is just as busy as your average dragonfly, and away he buzzed, lost to sight in a second.
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