Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Back Yard: Swallowtail Butterfly

I went out to mow and saw this butterfly, so I ran back in and got my camera. I followed this Swallowtail from thistle to thistle all over the back yard. I'm kind of glad I didn't do anything to control the weeds this summer. By-the-way, this photo was taken at just about the time of the summer solstice. Summer is officially here!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Willow Park: Lightning Show

We left the Ranger game early and on the drive home noticed a lot of lighting to the north. When I got home I ran out to the back yard and got some good lightning photos.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

First Fawn of Summer

I was sitting out on the patio when two deer wandered out of the woods, followed by this little spotted one. This it the first fawn we have seen this summer.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Goodbye Charlie

The old truck being driven off by it's new owner
I finally sold the old truck I had bought from my parents about 17 years ago. My dad had nicknamed the truck "Charlie II" after the old english sheepdog they had owned. The new owner plans on restoring it. Since he lives nearby, I hope to see it again in better shape someday.

Friday, June 10, 2011

A Pair of Woodpeckers

I knew that I had seen two woodpeckers around the yard the other day. Here I caught them pecking on their favorite "tree".

Back Yard: Fox Alert!

Sitting on the patio this morning I saw and photographed several different birds, deer, and this fox. He came out while the deer were there. The deer didn't seem to mind him showing up.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Back Yard: Bees

The bees were really going for the flowers, especially on these thistles.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Weatherford: Lightning!

I was watching the weather report and they mentioned a thunderstorm cell south of Weatherford. So I went out on the back porch and got a few good shots of lightning off to the southwest of us.

Before the Storm

Before the storm, the sun made a dramatic exit.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Back Yard: Woodpecker

I've photographed a lot of different birds in the back yard, but one that has eluded me until now is the woodpecker. I know that they are around, however they seem pretty shy. I saw a couple of them in the dead tree in the side yard the other day, but they were gone by the time I was able to get my camera. Today this one showed up and I was ready for him.

There are a lot of cardinals in our yard. This one showed up about the same time as the woodpecker.