I put out the sugar water feeder on my deck last week and within a day a lovely hummingbird showed up so I’ve been busy trying to capture some images. I mounted my Olympus camera with 140-600 mm lens on tripod and ready for action […]
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Butterflies at Brookside Gardens
Butterflies like sunny and hot day. It fit the conditions this morning as I walked around Brookside Gardens.
Botanica Wichita
While visiting our daughter’s family in Wichita, Kansas, we visited the city’s beautiful botanical garden yesterday. We particularly enjoyed the indoor butterfly garden and the lotus and waterlily pond.
Gateway Arch at Saint Louis
We are visiting our daughter’ family in Wichita, Kansas vis Saint Louis, Missouri. Naturally, we toured Gateway Arch and also took a brief river cruise on Mississippi River. Here are some pictures of Arch taken from the land and also from the water.
Water Lilies and Dragonflies
I took morning walk along Carroll Creek Linear Park in downtown Frederick in the past two days. Water lilies in different varieties and colors were in full bloom and there were many dragonflies flying around.
Dragonflies and Lotus Leaves at Lilypons
As the weather gets hot many dragonflies appear in the lotus ponds. It’s also fascinated to find some leaves with raindrops reflecting the morning sun.
More Lotuses at Lilypons Water Gardens
I went back to Lilypons Water Gardens yesterday for the third time in the past week to continue looking for unusal and interesting images of this magnificient plants and flowers.
Lotuses at Lilypons Water Gardens
I visited the nearby lovely Lilypons Water Gardens several times lately as the lotuses were blooming nicely. I tried to find the flowers and leaves in different angles to produce interesting pespectives.
Lotuses and Dragonflies
As summer arrives so are the blossom of lotuses, and along come with dragonflies and bumble bees. I visited Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC two days ago. Though the peak blooming of lotuses probably two weeks away, nevertheless, there were plenty of opportunities to […]
Woodpeckers Feeding
I had an unusual bird scene on my deck this morning. First, a pair of downy woodpeckers showed up at the feeder and showed the feeding scenes. Shortly after they left a pair of red-bellied woodpeckers came along and showed the feeding actions. I have […]
Hydrangeas in Oil Painting
I used Photoshop CS6 features to convert some of the hydrangeas flowers I took yesterday to oil painting alike images. It was kind of being artstic and fun!

