Images From Here

2012-01-31T21:30:00.000-05:00

Saw two Bald Eagles at Rockland Lake Park today!

After he came back to perch on the tree, there seems to be some blood on it's beak!

Lilies

2012-01-29T20:00:00.000-05:00

2012-01-25T19:30:00.000-05:00

Saw Bald Eagles today at Rockland Lake in Rockland County, NY

Happy Valentine's Day 2011

2011-02-14T12:51:00.001-05:00

A sign of Spring on a frigid day

2011-02-11T20:47:00.001-05:00

Bronx Zoo

2011-02-08T20:25:00.001-05:00

These birds are called Long-Tailed Hornbills.

One of them kept eyeing me ...

then finally flew straight towards me ... 4 times before I finally left the room! :)

Meanwhile, the Polar Bear was playing ball by him/her self!

favored Tiger Mountain residents

Snowy Robin

2011-01-27T17:13:00.000-05:00

Found this guy in my backyard again after the snow stopped. I really wish he'd bring the Spring weather!

Snowflakes

2011-01-25T14:49:00.000-05:00

Snowflakes shot handheld with Canon 100mm L f2.8 macro lens on the Canon 60D camera against a black scarf.

the tease

2011-01-20T14:36:00.001-05:00

This Robin (American Robin) -- making us think Spring could be near instead of the snowstorm expected tomorrow!

waterdrops

2011-01-19T19:25:00.000-05:00

icy juniper

2011-01-18T17:03:00.004-05:00

more snow

2011-01-07T16:15:00.001-05:00

new lens!

2011-01-03T17:28:00.002-05:00

Got a new lens last week, my first Canon L series lens! My favorite lens has always been my Canon 100mm macro, but this new one, the Canon 100 mm f2.8 L with IS, is brilliant. :)

What do you think?

To brighten a rainy day

2010-11-04T18:10:00.000-04:00

images of autumn 2010

2010-10-27T16:44:00.001-04:00

Nyack Memorial Park

2010-10-16T10:18:00.000-04:00

Looking south towards NYC on a cloudy day

Bear Mountain State Park

2010-10-15T16:06:00.001-04:00

Hessian Lake - Bear Mountain State Park

Perkins Memorial Drive

and the view of the NYC skyline from there

Bear Mountain State Park

flowers for the weekend

2010-10-09T16:58:00.002-04:00

Hibiscus macro

The Sunflower

2010-10-06T17:56:00.002-04:00

Sunny day on the Hudson

r.i.p. Felix

2010-10-06T14:53:00.001-04:00

Fourteen year old Felix unexpectedly died last night. We'll miss him. :(

Daisy

2010-09-28T18:51:00.000-04:00

butterflies!

2010-08-18T19:38:00.000-04:00

Went to a Butterfly House the other day. Some beautiful butterflies!

Aquarium visit

2010-07-01T11:38:00.000-04:00

Went to the aquarium and the octopus came out of its' corner corner!

En garde!

Lunch time for the seals

This little African penguin was busy swimming up against the glass of their enclosure.

stuck at home, after-the-rain shots

2010-06-10T12:35:00.000-04:00

it's raining

2010-04-27T09:27:00.000-04:00

Brand New Blur song "Fool's Day"!

2010-04-17T14:28:00.003-04:00

Rainbow Halo

2010-04-16T17:09:00.000-04:00

yellow

2010-04-14T16:44:00.000-04:00

Spring flowers

2010-04-10T11:10:00.000-04:00

Lily up-close and personal

and, of course, Hyacinths

shaded

2010-04-08T16:56:00.002-04:00

Taking Off

2010-04-08T16:35:00.003-04:00

How nice it would be to be a bird, able to take off at any time...

Zoo Day

2010-04-01T17:36:00.001-04:00

On a beautiful Spring day!

Rhea

Snowy Owl

Bald Eagle

Condor

Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden

2010-03-29T16:41:00.011-04:00

Some photos taken at the Orchid Show "Cuba in Flower" at the NY Botanical Garden to Nine Inch Nails. :)

(Last year's photos can be found here: 2009 Orchid Show photos

the fire within

2010-03-17T14:31:00.000-04:00

Went to the New York Botanical Garden yesterday for the Orchid Show. Lovely flowers, beautiful early Spring day! (Orchid pix to be posted soon.)

Orchid time

2010-03-15T10:32:00.001-04:00

Getting ready for my visit to the Orchid Show at the NY Botanical Gardens. These cymbidium orchids are some of mine.:)

2010-02-26T12:24:00.002-05:00

Well, it's been a really long time since I updated, so I've got a bunch of photos taken from the month. It's been mostly snowy & icy. Here's a duck walking on the ice towards the Hudson River.

I had hope that Spring might be on the way when I spotted this Robin in the backyard, but, of course, we got more snow.

Visited the Norwalk Maritime Center to get out of the snow for a while.

Of course, more snow fell & the birds came looking for hand-outs!

But at least I had flowers blooming inside. :)

And, of course more snow yesterday & today!

Hope March will bring Spring weather & we can finally get the mountain of snow to melt! Have fun!

Fluke

2010-01-31T15:24:00.002-05:00

My photographic muse for the day is Fluke. Been listening to them all day.

More geraniums for you.

http://www.last.fm/music/Fluke

Flowers for the weekend

2010-01-29T18:04:00.001-05:00

White Roses are supposed to mean eternal love while Geraniums mean "gentility", according to the Language of Flowers!

Nine Inch Nails bonus video "The Wretched" from This One Is On Us

2010-01-29T17:40:00.002-05:00

One of my favorite NIN songs

Another Version of the Truth free content available http://thisoneisonus.org

Nine Inch Nails bonus video "The Good Soldier" from This One Is On Us

2010-01-29T17:20:00.002-05:00

Another Version of The Truth - Free content available at http://thisoneisonus.org/ :)

Surprise! Snow!

2010-01-28T14:26:00.001-05:00

Got a surprise snowstorm this morning. Gave us a couple of inches but the sun came out & it's mostly melted by now.

Looked pretty while it was going on, though. :)

Snowflakes up close

Back to the park

2010-01-27T14:14:00.000-05:00

Went back to the park today. The sky was gorgeous - blue with lovely puffy clouds. The lake was mostly quiet. Most of the lake is still icy but the edges are mostly thawed. One side, where I was, had some chunks of ice "pushed" up against the shore. The ice was beautifully sparkling in the sunshine.

This one looks kind of heart shaped from this angle. That's why I call it My Ice Cold Heart. ;)

got flowers

2010-01-18T13:12:00.000-05:00

I'd forgotten (believe it or not) how much I love macro photography 'til I got these flowers & started on them. I love being able to see those things that most people wouldn't notice until they're pointed out.
Really amazing stuff. :)

Amazing Morning Sky

2010-01-16T15:29:00.003-05:00

Hudson River, facing south-east, NYC is to the right of the photo, farther south. Looks as though this was taken at sunrise or sunset, but it was actually about 9:30am.

The ice in the river almost matches the clouds in the sky.

Taken in Nyack, NY - bridge is Tappan Zee bridge connecting Rockland County, NY to Westchester County, NY

Bird watching

2010-01-15T12:38:00.001-05:00

Great Blue Heron flying overhead and a young eagle sitting on a branch.

Another Snowy Day

2010-01-08T16:24:00.010-05:00

Light snow falling from late night through the day.

And then the sun tried to break through

Wintry Lake

2010-01-07T14:38:00.010-05:00

A cold, windy day at the frozen lake.

Mother Nature trying her hand at sculpture -- doesn't the piece on the right resemble a frog - with horns?
(Click on image to see larger)

Happy 2010!

2009-12-31T15:55:00.003-05:00

May you always see the beauty around you!

A changing sky

2009-12-04T16:16:00.005-05:00

The wind blew the clouds in lovely formations and even, surprisingly, revealed a brief rainbow!

after the rain the other day

2009-11-24T08:46:00.003-05:00

Sorry, haven't had the time to post lately. This one was taken the other day, as stated above, after the rain. :)

Magic Time

2009-11-17T17:00:00.001-05:00

at the park

bought flowers today

2009-11-14T16:45:00.002-05:00

the holdout

2009-11-10T15:28:00.001-05:00

Not much is still blooming, never mind alive -- this geranium still has some blooms. :)

The Mission (M is for Milla Mix)

2009-11-10T14:31:00.006-05:00

My current fave! :)

Fantastic new song off a great new EP released today by Puscifer -
C is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE)
(This one is with Milla Jovovich)

Flowers for you

2009-11-05T17:44:00.001-05:00

National Novel Writing Month

2009-11-01T12:01:00.003-05:00

November is National Novel Writing Month!

Pick up a book & support authors everywhere! :)

Happy Howl-oween! ;)

2009-10-31T16:36:00.001-04:00

New Doctor Who logo for 2010

2009-10-27T13:52:00.004-04:00

The next episode to air The Waters of Mars

(sigh!) I'm going to miss David Tennant as the Doctor! :(

Autumnal Colors

2009-10-22T18:18:00.008-04:00

Books! :)

2009-10-20T13:26:00.006-04:00

Something different from me -- words!
I recently discovered a great new author & wanted to share it with you.
Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready is a fun read with a little bit of everything; humor, loads of wit, romance (!), suspense & vampires! Her characters are full and the universe she creates wonderful.

I like it so much, I immediately got the sequel Bad to the Bone & loved it too!

Another sequel is due out August 2010.

Her first book, Requiem for the Devil was fantastic, especially considering a first book can sometimes be difficult to get through. Jeri's take on Milton's idea of the Devil from Paradise Lost. I loved it.
She's got another series, a "romantic fantasy trilogy", Aspect of Crow, which I'll be starting tomorrow. (Have to finish Pride and Prejudice and Zombies first! Austen can be very difficult to get through, even with the zombie bits I find my mind wandering occasionally!)
Her website is http://www.jerismithready.com/
Check them out. :)

Purple

2009-09-25T12:12:00.001-04:00

Let your inner light shine!

2009-09-20T13:08:00.001-04:00

After the rain

2009-09-12T14:22:00.005-04:00

Juniper

Scruffy bee on Sedum flowers

Muse - The Resistance

2009-09-10T16:09:00.001-04:00

stern Ms Daisy

2009-08-19T16:30:00.002-04:00

Koi Pond

2009-08-16T16:09:00.003-04:00

Hot Air Balloon Festival

2009-08-04T12:21:00.002-04:00

Amazing sight watching the balloons fill & rise against a late day on a hot summer day.

Here Comes the Sun

2009-06-14T18:54:00.001-04:00

flowers

2009-06-13T11:07:00.002-04:00

Cloudy Day on the Hudson

2009-06-12T20:29:00.001-04:00

The Hudson River in Nyack, NY overlooking the Tappan Zee Bridge

dreaming of summer

2009-06-11T18:20:00.001-04:00

Spring Flowers

2009-04-11T17:39:00.002-04:00

Happy Easter!

Wishing you a Passionate Day!

2009-04-06T15:41:00.002-04:00

Passion Flower. Taken at the NY Botanical Garden; Bronx, NY

It's Spring!

2009-03-27T16:07:00.000-04:00

Macro flower shots

2009-03-25T18:42:00.004-04:00

One of my orchids.

Finally crocus are blooming!

Happy First Day of Spring!

2009-03-20T10:24:00.005-04:00

The first day of Spring started here with some snow showers & then I saw this guy trotting through our neighbor's backyard and into our own. I grabbed my camera & he stopped about 10 feet from me while I took some photos before continuing on his way.

Happy Green Thursday!

2009-03-19T15:45:00.001-04:00

I just love green flowers! :)

Spring is almost here!

2009-03-17T17:27:00.003-04:00

The crocus are blooming! :)

2009-03-16T12:29:00.005-04:00

Went to the Botanical Garden in the Bronx the other day to see the Orchid Show. The theme is Brazilian Modern. Lots of beautiful orchids, here are some of the flowers seen there.

Drops on Juniper

2009-03-01T17:15:00.001-05:00

Miss Daisy

2008-07-31T16:44:00.001-04:00

Miss Daisy, originally uploaded by smj587.

She was busy watching the birds outside. Probably wishing she could be catching one! ;)

The First Damselfly of Summer

2008-06-21T09:11:00.002-04:00

The First Damselfly of Summer 2, originally uploaded by smj587.

Happy First Day of Summer! :)

Happy Friday the 13th! ;)

2008-06-13T09:55:00.001-04:00

One bird and some flowers

2008-06-10T05:48:00.004-04:00

Well, I didn't get to shoot many birds yesterday, but we did manage to find this Robin's nest in a tree. I only had one opportunity to catch her/him in the nest & got this!

I also got a Water Lily and a Dragonfly resting on the edge of a lily pad!

This morning

2008-06-09T13:57:00.003-04:00

I woke up this morning to the call of a mourning dove -- at 4:45AM! So I decided to shoot birds today - with my camera, of course! ;)
But then I saw these clouds...

The Hudson River

2008-06-06T14:52:00.003-04:00

Recently I went for a walk along a park in Nyack, NY and took some photos of the Tappan Zee Bridge and the Hudson River.

Mystic Aquarium

2008-04-28T13:49:00.002-04:00

Beluga whale saying hello!

Felix with Attitude

2008-04-15T17:58:00.002-04:00

Our oldest cat, Felix, is a great cat, but he doesn't take just anything from anyone! Here he is showing some of his attitude. ;)

Felix with attitude, originally uploaded by smj587.

Jasmine & Orchids

2008-03-29T16:33:00.003-04:00

This morning

2008-03-28T12:29:00.003-04:00

A surprise glimpse of the sun on this cloudy morning.

The clouds moved over the sun

And then the rain came...

Happy First Day of Spring!

2008-03-20T09:33:00.002-04:00

The Hyacinth is blooming! :)

Sunrise

2008-03-18T08:44:00.002-04:00

Really beautiful sunrise this morning.

Spring!

2008-03-17T14:47:00.003-04:00

Spring has sprung! The crocuses are blooming and there is new growth on the rose bush!

Peek-a-Boo Moon

2008-03-03T11:03:00.002-05:00

Duck released from it's icy grip!

2008-03-03T11:00:00.003-05:00

We are pleased to report that the duck is no longer stuck in the frozen pond. ;)

Frozen Plastic Duckling in the Pond

2008-03-02T10:07:00.001-05:00

Frozen Plastic Duckling, originally uploaded by smj587.

Birds

2008-02-29T11:23:00.007-05:00

This morning we have a perfectly clear blue sky, but the clouds are due to move in this evening bringing more snow. For now, it's perfect for some bird-watching. :) Some crows came into the area this morning.

A woodpecker stopped by for a suet breakfast.

Ginger

2008-02-28T15:46:00.001-05:00

Here's the cat who made the prints on the ice looking for a drink at the pond.

cat prints on the pond

2008-02-28T14:07:00.002-05:00

There's a stray cat we call Ginger who seems to have adopted us. He can usually be found around our house. Of course it doesn't hurt that we put cat food out for him. He gets his water from our little pond. On the colder days like today, he'll try to step out onto the ice to get closer to the spot that's cleared of ice. I'm surprised that the ice holds his weight. Here's what I found this afternoon.

Shadows on the Ice

2008-02-28T10:02:00.003-05:00

The snow has developed a crust of ice which glistens in the morning sun. Here is the shadow of a tree on the glistening snow.