This could make you look twice, "A Walk To Heaven" at Nasher Sculpture Gardens in Dallas Texas Walk to Heaven and then a few other sculptures that i really enjoyed Hard at Work   High Rise in a Hole

I took a walk down a trail on the Natchez trace and found that i like to shoot outdoors in nature a lot. I also am really looking forward to getting some texture shots for this new challenge. Like my last story all ideas and suggestions are very welcome and thanks for the previous ones they were very helpful. :)

This shot is of abridge on the trail.

I found i could capture some texture in this photo but i could get the butterfly
to show up better with the natural light.

This is my first close up of a Flowerwith my SLR.

This next photo i used my
friend in the picture of this wooden bridge i thought it was cool.

has fallen, and is now waiting for a fireplace.

Got the film (!) back the other day and examined the photos, most were less then so-so.  (The light meter died right off, the apature was sluggish/sticking, a light leak (?), and I kept forgetting to wind the film.)

A couple weeks early (too much DOF)

An attempt at closeups (foucs is off too much)

Gotcha (passable)

And we experienced a fly by shooting.

I think I'll buy a new battery and hope the apature loosens up, then try it again sometime.  (Olumpus OM-1, just guessing at shutter/apature.)

my Husband took the back roads home.  So I could take some pictures.  Oh and we do still have a lot of dirt roads around here.  I enjoyed the ride because he was actually pointing out stuff for me to shoot.  Like this field and sign and this  snowy river.  I was a beautiful day and a nice drive.  I took several shots of this  old red  school  house.  I liked the way this  little old barn and these  bright red berries looked in the snow.  Then as we got closer to home, which has become Amish country we could tell it was church day for them.  No matter what road we went down we saw them in their buggies. Dressed in their Sunday best.  Every day but Sunday they wear dark colors.  On Sunday they wear light colors.  The men wear white shirts with vests and the women wear light colored dresses with white bonnets.  Hope you enjoyed the ride down the back roads.

I came across another bad winter sign yesterday. This Hornet Nest is about 15 feet up in the pine tree. The old addage is that the higher the hornets build their nest, the more harsh the winter will be.

Also like the color that the Hawthorne Berries added to the now drab scenery.

I was out to the lake again today, as usual, and came across a few lingering Golden Leaves and a Fallen Red Leaf.

I came across this not so unusual piece of  Fisherman's Luck or maybe lack thereof.

And then as I walked back to the truck, this Old Car came into the parking lot. As I took a shot of it, the guy gave me a thumbs up and drove away. When I got home and looked closely at the photo, the guy driving has an amazing resemblance to Stephen King. Maybe I'm reading too many books, too many movies.....maybe it wasn't even real.

Sometimes you get a subject that is just willing to have fun letting you take pics of them.  I had that happen recently.  These are pics of my cousins little girl.  Boy did she ham it up!  We had fun!  I didn't tell her what to do at all she just did everything on her own.  So I snapped away.  Enjoy!

sweet 1 sweet 2 sweet 3 little hand

The first pics she really didn't know I was taking them.  Then once she knew I was taking her pic she had fun!  So this is what I got.
sillysilly 2 boo hoo dah Rrrrrrr mean  funny many faces double shot

  Ok, so Bacon and I went to Bidwell Park , and the Pig wanted to Drive. The pig went into the park the Wrong Way   so I had to take the wheel and park the car. Bacon Fat got very angey and wanted to call a cab and go  Home..BUT THE BOX WAS LOCKED..but that didn't stop  Him ..he's kinda pig headed. When that failed he got moody and wanted to be Alone. Soon the sound of the rushing water beckoned him for a closer Look. I told him it was to cold to swim, and there was no lifeguard on Duty  but being the good pig he is, he wanted to make sure no one  Drowned While he was catching some rays I split and took some shots of the park... Front Gate.. Red Leaves... Trees. By now BFD wanted to walk with me, so we went down the walking path, where we almost got hit by one of those yellow biting  Lady Bugs..boy that was close... but more in my next post. Stay tuned for " my pig has a drinking problem ", and Bacon Fat Dude... almosts becomes lunch !!
   Sorry to Hog so much space up... :0)

I am trying to pull myself out of this damn depressing funk I am in and pushed myself to go out for some air today. Nothing great here, but it got me out of the house.

Country Road
Cattail Cove
Floating Leaf
 Squirrel Huh, he was gathering nuts so I kept my distance.

Okay folks, after that fiasco last night, I'll get back to normal.

I took a walk on the Mary Ann Furnace trail this a.m. and picked up a few signs of the upcoming winter, at least according to Grandma Wolf.

The acorns this year are large Acorn Bad Sign.

I don't know when I have seen a Black Walnut this size  Black Walnut Bad Sign.

The outer hull on the Hickory Nuts is already black  Hickory Nut Bad Sign

The outer hull on the Shellbark is thicker than I have seen in a long time Shellbark Hull Bad Sign

But! The Wooly Worm tells me to not worry about it. Winter will be harsh in the beginning and mild throughout the remainder. Wooly Worm 1 Wooly Worm 2

I might mention here also that no creatures were maimed, mutilated, killed or harmed in any way during the photo shoot for this post.

I went out for another walk through the fields and brush country today. Picked up a few wild flower shots.

Goldenrod 1
Goldenrod 2
Yellow Wildflowers
Purple wildflower
 Another view of Purple
Wild Daisy
 Pokeweed

Yesterday I took a walk on the Laho Trail by Lake Marburg. Walking alone in the woods gives much time for thinking, and my thoughts turned to what we who post on this page have in common. Love of photography of course, but, I also thought of our eyesight. What a gift. How could I ever explain to a blind person the beauty I see before me?

I hope you enjoy this gallery of my walk. Much of what you see is just weeds, but the only difference between a weed and a flower is the judgment of man.

A walk on the Laho Trail

Summer is winding down and nature is throwing some subtle hints our way.

Turning Leaves
Purple Berries
Fountain Grass
 Purple Berries 2 As a kid we used these for Indian war paint, the stain washed off after a few days. Boy did I feel dumb in school with that stuff on.....
Thistle Seed
Poke Weed
Fairy Steps

And lastly I add this one as a question directed at Jimmy Neutron or anyone who can help me. What the heck is this insect??? Unknown Insect