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House Renovation Part 2
Part One HERE I’ve run out of room on the first post when it comes to the image limit on a blog page. UPDATE 2-14-23 The floor crew has applied the base color and the house looks so refreshed and new feeling. This isn’t the final color, it will have… -
Bosque del Apache November 2022 Part 2
The trip to Bosque was a fun one, it was quick but I still managed to capture a ton of images. I’m just now getting around to processing another batch from the trip. This year I visited the refuge fairly early in the migration season. The sandhill cranes were not… -
Four Bucks
There was a time when I would leave my camera at home but things have changed. Since relocating to southern Arizona, I don’t leave home without it. The wildlife is abundant here and you never know what you will run across. A few days ago, I was lucky enough to… -
Bosque del Apache November 2022
Bosque del Apache has turned into an annual trip. I wasn’t sure if I’d make it this year as we’ve gone through a move and are in the middle of a full house renovation. The trip was a quick one. I arrived Friday evening and left Sunday morning. Although the… -
House Renovation – Updated 02-14-2023
We closed on the house in August and started on transforming it into our vision. The house has “good bones” but really needed or needs a lot of work to lift it up to its potential. We started with demo on the inside while doing an overall cleaning of the… -
Turkey Time
We were fortunate to have 17 Merriam’s Turkeys pay visit this weekend. They spent most of time looking for seeds and devouring any grasshopper that dared to move. The young ones even took some time to rest in the shade while the adults continued looking for something tasty to eat… -
Local Wildlife
It’s been about seven months since the last post, where does the time go? During that time, I’ve been out shooting and enjoying the local wildlife. Southern Arizona has a lot to offer with wildlife, landscapes, beautiful sunsets/sunrises and so much more. The Sony A1 has been and is amazing… -
Hummingbirds
The temperatures are on the rise and the hummingbirds are out an about. They pose a challenge to photograph as they zip around erratically, sometimes I get lucky and snap a nice shot or two. They fear little, I’ve had them fly up and drink out of the feeders while… -
Instagram Image Collection
I haven’t used Instagram much over the past few years, the account has been neglected. That being said, I’ve decided to start posting to the site again as not all images I take make it to the blog or social media sites. Here is a collection of shots I’ve recently… -
Bobcat Encounters
In the past six months we’ve encountered bobcats four or five times. I grew up in southern New Mexico and I might have run across two over the years. They are quite prolific here in Tucson, I’m just glad they are in my neighborhood area. The following recent shots are…