Cardinal
Spring is here. The birds are very active. This one was a challenge. Had to used a long lens with a tete-converter. He kept hiding in the tree branches.
Sunday On The Square
Relaxing Sunday afternoon in the shadow of the James Oglethorpe Monument, on one of the many squares in Savannah Ga.
Cockspur Island Lighthouse
Cockspur Light was once firmly on Cockspur Island at the entrance of the Savannah River. With many years of rising water levels the light now sits in the South Chanel of the Savannah River.
Snow Day
Waiting turn at the bird feeder in the front yard.
Evening Light
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. This is one of some of my first images I took in the Refuge. It is really an amazing and beautiful area.
Darien Sunset
Darien Georgia
Calm Night
Darien Georgia
Moon Rising
Darien Georgia
Days End, Home Safe
Darien Georgia
The Drummers
Armstrong University Savannah Ga.
A Safe Place
This barn in North Carolina some where on a farm road off of Hwy 64 is still protecting man and beast or maybe a tractor from the elements.
Nacoochee Mound
Early morning mist from the Chattahoochee River begins to surround the Nacoochee Mound just outside of Helen Georgia at the intersection of Georgia State Route 17 and Georgia State Route 75. Although the site has been steeped in a rich history of folklore and ledgers it still remains a colorful bit of Georgia history.
Birds Of A Feather
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge near Birchwood Tennessee.
Cardinal bracing against the cold.
Cold windy snowy day at the bird feeder. All fluffed up trying to stay warm.
The Spring House
Callaway Gardens Pine mountain GA.
After Lunch Nap
After Lunch Nap. Upon arriving home from work one day I discovered a family of three deer, a Doe and two fawns, enjoying the apples that had fallen from the tree in my neighbor’s yard. I park the car and went into the house which did not seem to disturb the trio. I gathered up my camera and went out the back door so I could approach the trio without being very obvious. It must have worked because the three were reclining on the lawn after the day’s meal. The hill they had chosen to lay on and enjoy the late afternoon sun sloped away from me so that the second fawn could not be seen. They seemed to be relaxed and somewhat secure. I have seen them on other occasions in the neighborhood.
Travel Days Gone By
This rail car or coach, an impressive industrial marvel of engineering for its time, is really bleak compared to the one I remember riding in to Macon to see my father one weekend sometime in the 50’s.
Dad, a traveling salesman in the city of Macon, thought it would be a great adventure if mom and I rode the train down from Atlanta and spent the weekend with him, so we boarded the Nancy Hanks II in Atlanta to go visit.
The train was a wonderful sleek diesel powered passenger train with all the least. The trip is only a shadow of a memory but I still admire the amazing steel rocket of my child hood and have a great fondness of trains that was instilled in me by my father’s love of trains.
Playing Hard To Get
Found this one on Cockspur Island near the family pick nick areas adjacent to Fort Pulaski National Monument. I was quite some distance away and some what concealed by bushes and undergrowth. He knew I was there , I was only able to get one image and he was gone.
Village Green
Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Classic June 4, 2015
UP Up And Away
Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Classic June 4, 2015
On The Links
Callaway Gardens Golf Links March 2015
Evening Light
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Life Journey
January 2015 in Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge near Birchwood Tennessee.
Lotus Flower
Perry's Water Garden June 2015.
Family Outing
July, 2017 Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge.
Going to the Chapel
The Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel. Callaway Gardens Pine mountain GA.
Bells will ring, Sun will shine
The Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel seems as if it was built especially for intimate Weddings. Callaway Gardens Pine mountain GA.
Make way for the Team.
St Patrick's Day Parade Tybee Island 2017.
Tara House
Tara House, Burt Reynolds Former Home. The day was kinda dreary.
Garden Path, Walk By The Lake
Local Park Garden Walk Fall 2019.
Fast Water, Slow Rock
Nantahala River Fall of 2015
She's Like The Wind
A warm summers Sunday afternoon and lots of blue sky. Local aviator and a full tank of gas. Exhilarating.
I see you!
Found this big guy at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center. This section of the enclosure where the bison are kept was made of very large post the size of a telephone pole placed close together like a picket fence with openings about six inches between each post. As I was positing my self to make this image I could see his eye following me. I think this may have been his opinion of my intrusion on his space.
Golden Silk Orb Weaver
Spring of 2018 found this beauty out side my sun room window. The larger is the female and the small one the male Golden Silk Orb Weaver. They stayed around for several days.
The Garden Path
This image was made on the Grist Mill garden path Stone Mountain Park on a crisp February after noon in 2007. A wonderful area for a short walk. If you want more you can continue onto Indian Island and the historic covered bridge and walking trails.
Ready For Breakfast
Made this at Stone Mountain Park early on a June morning in 2015. Doe and fawns some of the many deer that run wild with in the boundaries of the park year round. Can be seen most often early morning or late evening.
New Moon
New Moon from Tybee beach on April 29, 2018. Known as the Pink Moon. Not so pink but it was a very clear night. I'm not sure the moon is ever actually pink. Derives this name as well as other names from the Native American tribes based on local events. The little pink flowers called the Wild Ground Phlox that appear in the meadows at this time of year. It is also referred to by other names paying homage to the changing of the season like Spouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, and Fish Moon. The Farmer’s Almanac suggest that the time after the full “Pink Moon” and the last quarter of the moon is the best time to kill weeds, trim and prune bushes and plants, mow your lawn, chop timber, and start planting your garden. Enjoy.
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
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Country Roads, Watson Mill Bridge
Built in 1885 , spans 229 feet across the South Fork of the Broad River located near Comer and Carlton GA. The dam in the foreground supplied hydro power to Jefferson Mills many miles away to generate its own power.
Great Egrets Building A Nest
This male has just returned to the nest with one small twig to add to small nest they are building. He will need to make many more trips to build a nest large enough to accommodate the female and two or three fuzzy little ones.
Preening, Getting Ready For The Night
Softened this one a bit to reflect the mood of the evening light.
Country Roads, Sunset
A local church I came across one fall evening when driving home. Seemed to be an impressive sunset.
Country Roads
Flora_Bama, 2007 was a unique and unusual Road House then and probably still is now. Worth a stop to see and enjoy.
On The Road Again
Create soft look of old style photograph using Orton Effect. Savannah, one of many squares during a wedding ceremony.
Country Roads
Almost Heaven
Country Roads
Cades Cove Loop Road and the South end of Hyatt Lane. Cades Cove Tennessee in the Smokey Mountain National Park.
Sunset Tybee Dunes North Beach
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Islands Expressway Bridge
New fixed-span twin bridges will soon replace the aging twin bascule bridges that currently cross the Wilmington River at Causton Bluff to Oatland Island. The Islands Expressway Bridge has carried traffic to and from Tybee, Wilmington, and Oatland Islands for well over fifty years. The first of the two drawbridge was built in 1963, although there is some controversy as to when the second bridge was actually completed. Until 1980 the Islands Expressway was a toll road with the toll booth at the east side of the Wilmington River. The bridge was often a nuisance when in a hurry to get across it and there was river traffic that needed to pass, but if you had the time to really observe the bridge operation it was quite spectacular to watch as the twin bridges were raised and the river craft passed through.
