Serenity

Not exactly what it looks like out there right now, but we're grateful that it appears Hurricane Joaquin is going to bypass us!

Pelicans!

I love pelicans. I imagine they're like pterodactyls must have been. They're so amazingly graceful when they're flying...and yet there's that moment when they hit the water with a huge splash that looks so out-of-control...

These aren't great pix as they were pretty far away. But I had fun watching them.

Maybe I'll get some better shots soon.

Gone to the Birds

Our local photography club got the opportunity to photograph some rescued exotic birds. They were quite charming and put on a little show for us.

More Gull Action

Looking Out

Cormorants. They're awesome. One day soon I need to get some good pix of one with his wings spread.

Love these ears!

Ah, the Cape!

Reflections

A Matter of Perspective

Like in life, my photography is often a matter of perspective...

 Sometimes I focus in on the "right" things...sometimes not...

By the way, have you ever heard a flock of ibis (ibises? ibis'?)? I think they sound like a bunch of little old men muttering to themselves.

Cape Lookout Lighthouse

This shot of Cape Lookout lighthouse was taken from the mainland. I'm *very* impressed with my 60x optical zoom! They're repainting the lighthouse. The day before this shot was taken this side that faces us on our island was totally white. Then this day they were almost done repainting the black diamonds. If you look closely on the right side of the lower diamond you can see one of the painters hanging off the side.

Ruffled Feathers & Running Starts

Gulls

I like gulls. I know some people don't. But I do. I especially like taking pictures of them.

 I'm still playing with the new camera.

Boy, howdy! Do I ever like it!

The end.

Back in Business

My sweet hubby, a/k/a LoveofMyLife (LoML for short), bought me a new camera for my birthday! I'll be posting more pix and telling all about it soon! This is straight out of the camera...only shrunk the file size for easy uploading.

Fall-Related

 I thoroughly enjoyed watching the lunar eclipse the other day. Tried to capture a few pix of that beautiful blood moon, but wasn't particularly happy with any of them. This is the best one...and it's admittedly not all that great.

On a different note, here's 'Mo's fall shot:

Handsome boy, eh?

Fall

I love fall. (And, actually spring...and summer...and winter....well, maybe not so much winter. I dislike being really cold and the short days. So, I'm going with no on winter. But I digress.)

 I like fall. I like it when the days are still not terribly short and it's not cold yet, but a tiny bit crisper. And I like the colors of fall.

 We went to Virginia a couple of weeks ago to spend some time with friends. We visited and relaxed; we spent some time just walking around the town. There's a beautiful cemetery that has a lot of civil war-era graves.

Tin roof...rusted! (My nod to the B-52's song...)

Love Beside Me

"If this is love beside me
I’m working on forgiveness
Laying the past down behind me
Letting go the ways that I’ve been hurt
Let the rivers rise and rage
I’ll try to stand with grace
If everything is love"........Sarah McLachlan

Soar

Truth is rarely writ in ink; it lives in nature. ~Martin H. Fischer

Cape Shots

A few shots from a recent trip to one of my happy places:

Spring is Sprung

Show...

...and tell....well, the tell will have to wait. I'm in the midst of a bit of adventure but will save the telling for a bit later.