Just in the middle of a hurricane season – the first hurricane of 2011 – Irene - is predicted to make her landfall some place on the east coast of U.S. That inspired me to do some research on how some artistic photographers see hurricanes – through the lenses of their cameras. . . After [...]
I came across a photo of a funny chicken. That’s how I decided to put together a photo gallery of rare and unusual chickens. Oh, and funny ones… . . Photo “Polish Chicken” – courtesy of moocatmoocat . . Polish chickens actually originate from Netherlands. They were originally bred for egg laying but recently they [...]
It has been raining here for the past 3 days almost continuously. All the rain has kept everyone in the neighborhood inside. I’ve spent a lot of my time sleeping (why does rain make people so sleepy?) However waking up to rain has made me stop and appreciate how much it changes and renews the [...]
In my searches for stunning photo images I keep coming back to boats. I haven’t figured out yet what exactly there is about the boats on the water that intrigue me so powerfully. It really doesn’t matter. On a few memorable occasions, though, a boat took me to some places that I would have never [...]
I love photography. Sometimes, to distract myself from things that do not feel all that that pleasant, I go and browse beautiful, inspired photos. They make me smile, they take me to the places I’ve never been to before, and sometimes their lively colors take my breath away. A few of my favorites, randomly chosen [...]