Northern Neck Treasures

Moonlight Saving Time....

2012-02-08T10:28:00.000-05:00

Reflection of the moon in the Cove...

Everything needs a break... Crab Pots waiting 'till spring

2012-02-08T10:21:00.002-05:00

Beautiful sight to wake up to this morning...

2012-02-08T10:20:00.000-05:00

What is the good of stars and trees and sunrise , if they do not enter into our daily lives...

2012-02-08T07:28:00.001-05:00

" I love all trees, but I am in love with pines" -- Aldo Leopold

2012-01-27T17:57:00.002-05:00

Making Water Stars...

2012-01-19T07:49:00.000-05:00

Sailors take warning...

2012-01-19T07:48:00.000-05:00

Wake up call...

2012-01-17T08:27:00.000-05:00

Broken Wing...

2012-01-17T08:24:00.000-05:00

During my visit to the Animal Shelter , the game warden walked in with this Owl. It had been hit by a car and suffered a broken wing. The Owl was taken to a wildlife rehab center, where it will be cared for.
http://wildbunchrehab.org/encore_warsa.html

If you're not living on the edge... you are taking up too much room

2012-01-13T09:31:00.001-05:00

The fog will be a part of the magic...

2012-01-13T09:26:00.000-05:00

Ahhh... the sound of my favorite alarm clock

2012-01-04T21:29:00.000-05:00

Frost has mastered the art of Winter...

2012-01-04T21:27:00.000-05:00

Geese..Water..Sunrise

2012-01-04T08:03:00.000-05:00

Here comes the Sun..

2011-12-26T08:11:00.000-05:00

Reed between the lines..

2011-12-26T08:07:00.001-05:00

Reeds along the shore

Hands of a Fisherman

2011-12-10T10:15:00.000-05:00

My friend Frank pulled the net...I took pictures

November Rose

2011-12-10T10:10:00.000-05:00

Beautiful mild November..

Water Stars

2011-12-10T10:04:00.000-05:00

We will forever own... The freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water

The Secret Sun...

2011-12-10T10:02:00.000-05:00

I woke up this morning and my breath was taken away...

Spread your wings and.. Fly

2011-10-19T22:15:00.001-04:00

I saw this Goose on the shoreline and waited ... finally it gave me this special pose...

Another Heron in Flight

2011-10-06T11:19:00.000-04:00

Sunset on the River

2011-09-18T08:01:00.000-04:00

Colors of Fall

2011-09-18T07:52:00.000-04:00

Catch of the Day

2011-09-18T07:49:00.000-04:00

Heron in Hiding

2011-09-18T07:45:00.000-04:00

Shape, Shine, Shadow, Silhouette... the basic rules of Camouflage

Spooky

2011-09-14T06:20:00.000-04:00

Beautiful Harvest Moon... through the trees.

Ruffled Feathers..

2011-08-21T15:22:00.001-04:00

The Great Blue Heron can stand in one spot all day without moving... I can beat him at his own game... I can SIT all day without moving.. waiting for that one special shot..

Lunar Nest

2011-08-16T10:22:00.000-04:00

When I took this picture I immediately thought of an Egg in a Nest. My thanks to a good friend who worked his magic with this photo.

Like a Duck out of Water...

2011-08-15T21:40:00.000-04:00

Bumble Bee

2011-07-28T18:24:00.000-04:00

I treasure my Bees.. There is such a shortage here in the Northern Neck, my fruit trees are not getting pollinated. No Bees = No Fruit

Hot Summer Days

2011-07-24T13:01:00.000-04:00

Summer Sunset...Temperatures reaching 100 + this week in the Northern Neck

Great Blue Heron

2011-07-24T12:38:00.000-04:00

This Heron landed on the top of my boat lift one morning. Got as close as I could, then zoomed in a bit.. I love these birds

Sunrise reflections

2011-07-19T08:19:00.002-04:00

The colors of the Sunrise are such a surprise every morning...

Osprey

2011-07-17T22:46:00.000-04:00

I am always surprised when I actually get the picture of a bird in flight... I usually get a lot of pictures of "blue sky"

Bunny

2011-07-17T22:38:00.000-04:00

As long as I have clover...my garden is safe

My fig tree

2011-07-17T22:34:00.001-04:00

Figs ready to pick

Northern Neck Street Signs

2011-07-17T10:58:00.000-04:00

Typical street sign in the Northern Neck..

Dove

2011-07-15T07:20:00.000-04:00

One of my Fine Feathered Friends

Future Harvest

2011-07-14T21:23:00.000-04:00

Creating an Oyster Bed in front of my house. Can't wait to throw out my fishing line..

Zipper Spider

2011-07-14T10:54:00.000-04:00

My favorite spider weaving it's zipper-like web ... The Argiope

Mallard

2011-07-14T09:08:00.000-04:00

I have a feeling that this Mallard was actually posing for me..

Top of the Trees

2011-07-13T21:02:00.000-04:00

Don't forget to "look up".. you may see a Blue Heron

In for repair

2011-07-13T20:53:00.000-04:00

I enjoy watching the boats come in and out of the boat yard... Love those holes in the water we pour money into..

Duck

2011-07-13T10:14:00.000-04:00

The Mallards come to my bird feeder every day to clean up seeds the birds drop..

Hooded Merganser

2011-07-12T15:57:00.001-04:00

I love watching the "Diving Ducks" go under water to feed. I try to figure out where they will pop-up...sometimes 50 feet from where they dove.

Crow

2011-07-12T08:29:00.000-04:00

When the Crows take over the bird feeder, there is only one thing to do....take pictures

My favorite spot

2011-07-11T14:22:00.000-04:00

I do most of my thinking (snoring) here..

Got Geese

2011-07-11T13:56:00.001-04:00

Lots of Geese, and lots of noise... in my cove one morning. A good friend cropped this one for me. I love what he did with this photo.

Storm on the way

2011-07-11T13:34:00.000-04:00

Nothing better than sitting on the porch watching the storms approach

Breakfast

2011-07-11T13:12:00.000-04:00

I watched this Osprey dive and catch it's breakfast.. Unbelievable sight ! Not for the squeamish..

Waiting 'till Spring

2011-07-11T13:01:00.000-04:00

I took this picture in the winter. Now that summer is here, this boat is out crabbing and fishing every day..

Blue Jay

2011-07-11T10:35:00.001-04:00

I grabbed my camera when I looked out the windows and saw this Blue Jay on the shoreline. I was surprised to see the seed in it's mouth when I downloaded the photo.

Wheat Field

2011-07-11T10:27:00.002-04:00

I took this picture of a wheat field in April, while taking my (sometimes) morning walk..
The wheat was harvested in late June.

Crab Feast

2011-07-11T10:10:00.000-04:00

Sunday afternoon Crab Feast on the Front Porch...yummm

Sunset on the Yeocomico River

2011-07-11T08:34:00.004-04:00

Red Sunsets on the River can be an incredible sight and a Sailor's Delight..

Sailing away

2011-07-11T08:13:00.003-04:00

I took this photo from my front yard, looking across the water to the boat yard. At least one sailboat is underway...

Fishing

2011-07-10T22:13:00.000-04:00

Do you think this Blue Heron sees himself ?

Bald Eagles

2011-07-10T21:35:00.000-04:00

This pair of Bald Eagles kept an eye on me all winter..

Sunrise

2011-07-10T20:36:00.000-04:00

This sunrise was taken in early March.. I barely got to my camera fast enough..

Osprey

2011-07-10T16:29:00.001-04:00

This Osprey lands in the same tree every evening to settle in for the night.

Crabbers at Work

2011-07-10T16:17:00.000-04:00

Northern Neck Crabbers pulling in those delicious Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs

Squadron of Geese at Take Off

2011-07-10T15:39:00.001-04:00

While taking this picture of Geese in my yard, they Took Off ! A good friend of mine cropped and edited this photo for me. I am still learning...

Crabs

2011-07-10T15:28:00.000-04:00

Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs for dinner tonight..

Julia M

2011-07-10T13:47:00.000-04:00

I Always wondered who Julia M was... I took this photo from the Rapphannock River Bridge in Tappahannock, VA

Black Snake

2011-07-10T12:51:00.000-04:00

I do like Spiders and Snakes...This black snake was relaxing near my shed, when I joined him on the ground and took his picture.

Morning Reflections

2011-07-10T12:38:00.000-04:00

I woke up one morning in February and was mesmerized by the reflection of the sunrise and trees in the water.

Taking Off

2011-07-10T12:27:00.002-04:00

I have been trying for a few months to capture the Blue Heron in flight. This Heron was standing in the grass, and I must have accidentally startled him.

Sunrise on the Cove

2011-07-10T11:48:00.003-04:00

I took this photo early one morning in December. I was working on my computer and looked out the window. My breath was taken away... I knew I only had a few minutes to get the shot. A friend of my cropped this photo for me. I don't yet have the "eye"..