Spring Flowers

There are some gorgeous spring flowers in bloom, blues and bright yellow everywhere. We took a little hike near a stream and I was amazed at the beautiful wildflowers I saw. Of course all the new blooms have the butterflies zipping all over everwhere!
I got busy with my camera shooting every flower I could spot. It is amazing how time flies when you are concentrating on the flowers and shooting pictures. We started out about 3pm and the next thing we knew it was after 6pm and time to head home.

I captured as many blooms as I could and took them home to look at the results. It is a lot more fun shooting the pictures than looking at them on the computer. I did post a couple to my website so I could share the beauty.

Watching the Birds

It is Spring, the birds are just so happy. I step outside and all I can hear are the birds singing in the trees.
We have an Eastern Blue Bird nesting in our bird house just outside the front door. She is tending to her nest and we can watch her from the window.
The only problem is we can not sit on the front porch in the evening now. If we sit there she will chirp at us and stare until we leave. I sat there for over 20 minutes last evening waiting on her to go to her nest, she refused to go to the nest but she would not go away either.
Guess who gave in an left the porch.
I can't wait to see the babies when the leave the nest.

Great Waterfall Abrams Falls

Well, I just returned from another great waterfall adventure. We went to Cades Cove, in the Smoky Mountains National Park, and hiked the entire 5 mile round trip trail to Abram Falls.

Yes, it was worth the uphill climb that took 4 hours. Along the way there is so much to keep your interest that you really don't have time to realize how hard you are working. The trail is considered a moderate trail, about half uphill and half downhill. The trail is very well defined so you can not get lost and as I mentioned there is a lot of nice opportunities to take photos.
This is the falls at the end of the 2.5 mile trek. It is a beautilful place to relax before heading back down the trail to the car.
The trek back somehow seems much longer than the trek to the falls. We brought a small snack for energy and lots of water. Without the water you will not make the long trip, so if you plan to go don't forget the water.

Waterfall Bald River Falls

I had a great trip to Bald River Falls. I took my grandson on a little expedition to see his first real waterfall upclose. He brought along his little point and shoot Kodak disposable camera and we had a blast.
I think his pictures were better than mine, and I know he had more fun taking his pictures than I did.
Bald River Falls is a great trip for anyone wanting to take pictures of a waterfall.

Getting Started

I am new to the world of blogging, but it seems like a fun way to get to talk about my passion. My passion is photography, taking pictures is so much fun and it is almost all I want to do. Now that I take digital images I don't feel so guilty about taking so many pictures. I can always delete the ones I don't like and I am not killing any trees in the process.

I hope to talk about the fun and adventures I have taking my images and share my images and adventures with others.