Posted on June 30, 2017 in Abstract / Graphic
Patriotic holidays are my most favorite holidays of the year! Kicking off this Independence Day weekend, here is an image from the marina at Lake Nockamixon near Quakertown, Pa. It was a beautiful blue sky day with a light breeze that caused ripples in the reflections from the boats. Can you see the American flag reflection that adds to these patriotic colors on the water?
Posted on June 29, 2017 in Flowers, Lensbaby, Macro, Nature, Soft Focus
There were bumble bees galore at the lavender farm. Lavender is one of the bumble bees most favorite flowers to visit. Here is some interesting information from a study done by the University of Sussex in England:
“The tubular flowers of lavender make nectar extraction harder for the shorter-tongued honey bee, which has to jam its head into each flower to get to the nectar, Nick Balfour and fellow researchers at the University of Sussex observed when studying bees visiting an experimental flower garden at the University. Bumblebees spent 1.1-1.4 seconds per lavender flower, as opposed to the slower honey bee’s 3.5 seconds per flower. The length of time needed is crucial because bee foraging is about efficiency. The quicker a bee can visit a flower, the more food it can bring back for its colony. Two seconds faster might not seem much, but multiplied over thousands of flowers the benefit is significant.”
Who knew, right?
Posted on June 26, 2017 in Still Life
These are a few of my favorite things …. bird houses, lanterns, anything patriotic, stars, and plants! I would love to have a porch filled with these decorative items!
Posted on June 22, 2017 in Animals, Dog Sports, Dogs, People, Pet Photography
This is English Springer Spaniel, “Duck” making his first jump into the pool at the Keystone Dock Dogs event at Steel Stacks in Bethlehem, PA several weeks ago. It took a lot of encouragement from the handler to convince Duck to take a leap into the water. The crowd was cheering him on, but on the first several attempts, time expired and he never got wet. The dogs have one minute of time between when they set foot on the dock until they are in motion. You can see the huge smile on the handler’s face as Duck finally decides that he’ll jump into the pool! Hooray Duck!! Fast forward a couple weeks to Codorus Blast and Duck jumped 13′ 11″ in the Big Air finals for Juniors at Lake Marburg. Duck is SO adorable!
Posted on June 21, 2017 in Animals, Dog Sports, Dogs, People, Pet Photography
A kiss after a great jump in Extreme Vertical at Codorus Blast on Saturday.