More This and That from the U.P.

Someone once left a comment on my blog which was one of the best compliments

I ever got.

(S)he said:

"I like your blog because you take ordinary pictures of anything and everything

and

make them extraordinary".

Wow. I was thrilled. The comment blew me away.

Because since retiring and getting into this new, confusing hobby

of photography, it has opened me up

to loving nature again.

Ten times more than I loved it before.

Because, by capturing photos, (especially macro photos)

you begin to look at the ordinary things

in a very different way.

The details.

The colors.

The patterns.

The beauty leaps out at you, hits you on the head and says:

"See? Why didn't you appreciate me BEFORE?"

"I have ALWAYS been here, waiting for you".

So, today,

I am sharing some of the things whispering to YOU...

"Please notice me....I am here, waiting for you to see the miracle that is ME."
 

(Do you hear them?)

Does anyone know the name of these pretty pink wildflowers? We saw them along a wet ditch in the woods:

I think this is a catbird?:

An old bridge:

The road beyond the bridge. Shall we follow it?:

Like maybe our ancestors did?:

A beaver pond at dusk... the setting sun lighting up the lily pads and water flowers:

The promise of yellow water lilies blooming soon:

A tiny hummingbird at my feeder:

A dragonfly, waiting to land on you to give you good luck and fortune:

I hope you

get an opportunity

to

see the beauty around you today.