Monthly Archives: December 2020

Cardinal Song

Birdie in red, was staring at me.. with something on his beak.  Nobody was here, just him and me; it’s where I wanted to be.  I was shooting this beauty from a bird hide… I’ll never forget how cramped it … Continue reading

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In a winter wonderland

I hope your Christmas was an enjoyable one.  We opened a few presents and then did a Zoom call with the kids to watch them open theirs.  The four year old immediately put on his little Spiderman face mask I … Continue reading

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Waxing Gibbous Moon and the Planetary Conjunction

Well it’s the planetary conjunction a day off anyway.  Yesterday it rained all day and part of the night so missed THE day for the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.  It was off and on cloudy all day until the … Continue reading

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Moon still waxing and conjunction getting closer

I didn’t think we’d have a chance of photographing anything today as it was very cloudy and threatening rain all day.  Then the weather started to taunt us with patches of light and blue sky before retreating to gloomy and … Continue reading

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Waxing moon and not sensor dust

Tonight actually turned out to be fairly clear so I went for it! What’s it you say?  The conjunction of the planets Saturn and Neptune which is supposed to be the best one in 800 years or so.  I tried … Continue reading

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Euphorbia pulcherrima

Or what the majority of the world calls them – poinsettias.  Here are two of them that I did not feature over on my other blog but still keeping with the colors you don’t regularly see theme. Have a great … Continue reading

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What it was

Thanks to Tim over at Off Center & Not Even, the camera posted for Monochrome Monday was identified as a Hasselblad Super-Wide C SWC with a Zeiss Biogon 38mm Lens.   I’ve never tried let alone owned a Hasselblad.  They … Continue reading

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He sees you when you’re sleeping…

Ok, this guy (or was it a gal?) doesn’t but you know how the song goes.  This is just an invite for you to come over and visit my other blog What’s Happening Ohio where you can read and see … Continue reading

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Super Wide

My local camera shop lets me play with their gear and by “play” I mean sometimes they let me test shoot with it and sometimes they let me shoot it.  In this case I was there to get some new … Continue reading

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Buffled and Hooded

Bet that title caught your attention, huh?  Birding may be slowing down as the weather is getting colder and I am not a fan of the cold but that could change if I hear of some interesting species I’ve not … Continue reading

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