Texas style photography and words
I have no idea what this weed is but it comes up in pastures that have not been mowed very often.
It looks like feathers in the wind and the stalks might be bunched together like this but the next bunch could be 10 feet away.
All I know is it photographs beautifully in different light of the day.
The feathered grass will always remain a mystery.
On the Texas gulf coast we have some varieties of hummingbirds that stay year round.
If you spend a few minutes outdoors you will hear plenty of them and see them. If you are lucky you have your camera and the correct settings and the right lens on at the time you can grab a few pictures.
I try to keep at least two feeders out even thought just about everything in our yard blooms. The feeders allow me the chance to get the pictures I want.
This young hummer in the last picture thought the flower on the feeder was real.
Hummingbirds are some of natures tiny wonders little birds that fly so fast you barely see them but their beauty is outstanding.
I seem to be seeing a lot more mockingbirds this year which so happen to be the Texas state bird.
They can copy what you whistle to them back at you I guess that is why they are called mockingbirds.
Birds whistle and sing songs for all the world to hear but those that can hear them are truly inspired by nature.
When it rains we always get lots of mushrooms growing in the yard and the pasture.
We had a fairy ring of a bunch of mushrooms in the pasture and some scattered mushrooms in the yard and pasture.
Mushrooms come in all shapes and sizes and some have more texture than others.
I find them intriguing to get pictures of because you really want to show off the definition of them to capture their true beauty.
Mushrooms can be quite photogenic if given the chance.
The cardinals around here are also known as red birds.
We have so many juveniles right now I guess it is a group of teens hanging out. As teens they go through changes with their feathers and sometimes they look a little scraggly.
I love sitting outside while they are eating they get use to seeing you. I love the sounds and whistles the red birds make.
I am always hearing new bird sounds but I do not always find the bird to identify it.
The sights and sounds of nature and the wildlife that surround us allows us time to take a deep breath, relax and enjoy it.
I was able to grab a few pictures of some dove.
The first one was in a feeder checking out the second dove in the water. The one in the terra cotta saucer was using it as a chill out station. I had placed a few smaller containers of water for the birds on that side of the yard. The saucers work out well and are easy to clean.
Doves are beautiful birds their movement is so graceful and they seem so carefree.
Capture nature with your camera and enjoy all that wildlife has to offer.
There is something about the small details of a rose as the morning dew sets on the petals.
The delicate nature of this flower, the veining on the petals and the contours of each layer.
A roses beauty is all in the details and being able to capture that beauty is all in the angles of the shot to show off the dimensions of the flowers.
This is the second time this year I have seen one of these XL Dragonfly.
They are amazing and about 3-4 times the size of the ones I see most of the time.
This one was on the back porch on the screen I grabbed the macro lens and you can tell by this picture the detail this lens produces.
Natures beauty in an insect that is so graceful and beautiful and to top it off its color accents were green.
They say the dragonfly is a powerful insect that brings messages of emotional awareness, power, and determination.
These mourning doves were in the feeders last week.
They are so beautiful I love looking at them.
Most of the times the doves are not easily scared off. They just drop by to eat some seed and then they go on their merry way.
I love it when the wildlife comes to visit.
Peter cottontail is around our house most of the day. I think he sleeps here in a flower bed.
I get to capture his pics fairly easily because he is not skittish. This will probably be a bad thing later on for him.
Today he came from the pasture down the road and was just resting in the shade and listening to what we were saying.
We are surrounded by wildlife and sometimes I get to capture in on camera. This truly makes my day.
