to my personal journal through my viewfinder. A place where I leave the world behind and try to find the spirit of what I am seeing.
Feel free to look around at all the posts and pages. If you'd like to borrow a photo for your blog or website, be my guest. Please, be sure to link back here with a prominent photo credit. Thank you and I'm thrilled you dropped in!
I recently spent a morning at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge near Seneca Falls, New York. It was a beautiful sunny and warm Spring day in upstate New York. Male songbirds like the Red-winged Blackbird (left) and Song Sparrow (right) were singing the day’s praises. Well, not exactly. These two were more interested in defending their nesting territory and attracting a mate than the weather or the dozens of cars passing them by on the refuge’s wildlife drive. Many occupants of those cars pointing cameras with big, long lens attached at them and all the ducks, geese and shorebirds found at Montezuma during the annual Spring migration period. Including me, welding a Nikon D70 with Nikon 80-400VR lens firmly pressed to my left eye, focusing, composing and pressing the shutter repeatedly all morning long.
“Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.”
– Will Rogers
Photographer’s Note: I read today that Photo Blogs should have BIG images so I have changed the layout to allow for bigger sized versions and updated all past views and postings.
However, this layout moves what I call More Stuff from the top of the page navigation bar to a box on the sidebar (those things going down the right hand side of this page). Please, take a few minutes to check out those pages and visit my growing list of Favorite Blogs.
Those who know me, know that this time of year is not just Spring but time for the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs. I’ve followed my team, the Montreal Canadiens, since I was introduced to hockey back in 1968. Watching Hockey Night in Canada(HNIC)in the living room of my parent’s friends house I was immediately enthralled by the speed and skill of the game.
After missing the playoffs last year, the Canadiens are back in going for their 25th Stanley Cup in their 99 year history. Yes, this time of year, it’s all about the Cup, the Stanley Cup.
HNIC boasts what I believe is THE best theme music of any sport on television. It’s so good, it’s been featured on every HNIC broadcast since 1968. Hear for yourself at about the 44 second mark after a long intro. Sorry, CBC really should consider going back to the original.
Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) are the first flowers to bloom each spring around the house. The green and white flower brings welcome color to the drab browns and pre-growth grass of the surrounding lawns and forests.
Is Spring weather here to stay? I hope so as I put the snowblower away for the season and cleaned up the yard all weekend long.
I’ve enjoyed photographing places both near and far. I thought I’d share some of the places, people and events in a series of photo essays. Each photo essay will be filled with information about the location or event. I’ll even be including links for further research and travel planning. I hope you enjoy them.
Here’s the first one and I’ll add others periodically throughtout the year and announce it here as they become available. Click on the photo or the PHOTO ESSAYS page in the box labeled MORE STUFF on the right side of this page.
