Lower Antelope Canyon was formed by the erosion of Navajo Sandstone This is actually the second time that I have had a photo from Lower Antelope Canyon this year. As I mentioned in my first post, Lower Antelope Canyon is a photographer’s dream. If you’re looking to visit the canyon, be sure to book a […]
This Virginia spiderwort had intricately detailed stamen I took this photo while out for a hike on my birthday at Eagle Creek Park this year. Matt taught me a technique a few years back for taking macro photography that I was playing around with all day. The idea is to first find a subject like […]
Griffy Lake has long been a favorite running spot I took this photo in October while out for a run. I was at Griffy Lake in Bloomington, Indiana. Ever since I attended Indiana University, Griffy Lake has been a favorite spot of mine for running. I started that day at the trails on the south […]
Monarch butterflies are known to travel thousands of miles each year! Like so many others, I have always found the monarch butterfly to be such a beautiful insect. Its lore is made all the more powerful by the amazing continental journey that the species takes each year. The eastern North American monarch population travels thousands […]
The northern pearly-eye butterfly waited for me on a rail. This northern pearly-eye butterfly was sitting on the railing of a bridge when Jill and I were on a hike at the Weldon Spring Conservation Area just north of St. Louis, Missouri. This park provides a great view of the Missouri River. We took the […]
When a sick bee visits a flower they may leave behind some infective parasitic spores This photo was taken during the early days of the COVID-19 quarantine when only essential trips like grocery shopping, or foraging for pollen and nectar at flowers, were permitted. Did you know that when bees forage at flowers they might […]
A week later I was on a flight to Alaska On my 30th birthday i slept in and groggily reached for my phone to reflex check the social world inside my facebook app. The first post I saw was from a former shipmate I worked with in Louisiana mentioning crew openings for some fishing boats […]
We believe nature is most beautiful when it is in nature. This bee is enjoying a California barrel cactus flower. This is a beautiful desert flower to encounter in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, located in southern California, not far from Joshua Tree. This is a beautiful environment, especially if you time it for when […]
This photo is from the Samana region of the Dominican Republic This photo is from the Samana region in the Dominican Republic. Last year, a friend and I dug holes for septic systems up in the remote mountainous areas in the northeastern part of the country. These septic systems help reduce disease spread. Donate One […]
A mushroom at Mine Hill Preserve I took this photo will hiking at the Mine Hill Preserve in Roxbury, Connecticut. My hope is that you can feel both the softness of the moss that surrounds the mushroom as well as the bumps along the cap of the mushroom. Donate Fun Fact: Did you know that there […]