We hadn't been there in a long, long time, so Charles & I went for a hike at Lake Ramsay the other day. Due to the denseness of the woods & the time of day, there wasn't much I could shoot without my flash, but we had a great time, anyway. I always...

The chipping sparrows that Winter around our place started returning on Halloween, a bit earlier than normal. Soon dozens of them will take over the yard, forcing the "regulars" to share...grudgingly, at best. We've also had an Eastern bluebird or two...

Sat., Nov. 7th, 4-8:30pm, I'll be displaying/selling my art and photography at Arts Evening in Slidell, LA. Download the brochure here. I'll be at "Postal Plus," 155 Robert St. Hope to see you there!

More birds from Fontainebleau State Park the other morning... Brown pelicans (our state bird,) at sunrise. Grebes (probably pied-billed, which I've seen here before.) One of many red-bellied woodpeckers. These birds are prolific throughout our...

This morning Charles & I went for a sunrise hike at Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville, LA. Although the sunrise was lovely & we saw all kinds of birds, a fight between 2 tricolored (aka; "Louisiana") herons stole the show. The chase is on! And...