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 [...]
Roughly the size of Italy, Arizona offers more parks and national monuments than any other state in U.S., has more mountains than mountain-famous Switzerland, and more golf courses than Scotland.
Astonishing sea life pictures and behaviors of the sea creatures, captured by oceanographer David Gallo, a pioneer in ocean exploration and an enthusiastic ambassador between the sea and those of us on dry land.
Image via Wikipedia Last month (January 2010), the weather stayed so cold that the bald eagles were cruising over our houses looking for helpless cats to make a quick meal. They could not access fish that were at the bottom of the river and had gathered together. Some kind souls decided to feed the eagles [...]
Natural disasters are not the topic that fascinates me but this last one, Iceland’s ash cloud produced by Eyjafjallajokull glacier volcano eruption, sure gave us some unbelievable photo shots, unlike anything seen before.
Pink Dolphin in Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana – first spotted and photographed by captain Erik Rue of Calcasieu Charter Service on June 24th, 2007 during a charter fishing trip.
Image via Wikipedia Nature can be an incredibly magical experience when we take the time to notice it around us. Have you ever looked around outdoors and noticed beautiful shades in the flora and fauna around you? It seems we take color for granted much too often. What would the world be without color? Or, [...]
Image via Wikipedia Perhaps the original artist is nature, with all the beauty she has to give, and all the breath-taking views she offers to anyone who is willing to look with an open mind. Everyone is inspired by nature in some way, and depending on how you look at it a common scene can [...]
Lake Cerknica is an intermittent lake near the city of Cerknica in the European country of Slovenia. This lake is a bit different from most; it is filled mainly by autumn rains and the early spring thaw which ends in May or June, sometimes even later. The water comes from the local Karst hot springs…