Paris in the Spring: Day 1

We arrived in Paris on time and with no hassles. There was an interesting wrinkle before we deplaned, when everyone had to fill out a slip of paper with their particulars, including where they were staying. Why? In order to contact us if necessary regarding the h1n1 (swine) flu situation.

The ride in …

As Sheryl put it, it was a Mother’s Day gift from nature when the cardinal and oriole posed for me late Sunday afternoon.

It wasn’t as good as the return of our apparently lost for good cockatiel, Ginger, would have been, (she flew off a few days ago and hasn’t been seen since), but we’ve been …

Late Friday afternoon was certainly the time for animal viewing at Maxwell State Park, southeast of Lindsborg. When we drove in from the east there was a small group of elk grazing on the south ridge. They were amenable to being photographed, so I set up and got started.

A few minutes …

We picked up an interesting set of china at an antique show in Wichita on Saturday. It was made by Schumann company, Bavaria (Germany), and was crafted sometime between 1918 and 1929. It provides service for 8, consisting of a coffee cup with saucer plus a small plate; the …

A couple of weeks ago we took a Sunday drive out to the western shore of Lake Kanopolis. As we approached the lake, we spotted a bald eagle perched towards the top of some fairly tall trees.

I quickly whipped out my camera and took a couple of shots, anticipating he would soon fly away.

When …

There was a fire on Coronado Heights late in the afternoon today.  I drove out to see if I could get any photos of the fire and the fire fighting activity.  Keeping in mind that getting in the way was not an option, the closest I got to the fire was about 1/2 mile; yes, …

Today I made the 500th and last posting on Luminosity, a site I set up in late 2005 to highlight my photography.

I had just acquired my first digital SLR, and knew I would want to share my best and favorite phots. I also knew I wanted to post larger versions of …