Waterfall Pictures

Wow, now is the time in Tennessee, to take photographs of waterfalls. Due to the rainfall we have been experiencing in the last few weeks the waterfalls are just roaring.

I have been out to two state parks this week and the water is just rushing over the falls. This is wonderful since all summer long the falls were pretty much dried up.

Now is the time to get out there and take some waterfall pics

Hummers Will Be Leaving Soon

The hummingbirds are filling up on nectar and bugs and all the good stuff a hummer can get. They are getting ready for the migration from the north to the south. These tiny birds have got to put on some weight to make the journey south before the frost is on the ground.

I hate to see them go, they have been such great subjects to photograph and soon they will be gone for several months. I hope they remember me and my deck next season.

Snowflakes

Have you ever tried to photograph a snowflake crystal? It is not always easy. I have become fascinated by the beauty of a snow crystal. I saw some gorgeous photos on the web and I want to be able to capture some photos like them.

Now all I need to do is wait for snowfall. It is only August so I have plenty of time to read up on the best approach.

Bombarded by Hummingbirds

I now have so many hummingbirds at my feeder they are fighting each other. There are midair collisions at the feeder every 3 minutes.

They move so fast I can't get a good photo!

This is very entertaining to watch but I fear one of the little creatures is going to be severely injured. I assume they are all fattening up for the migration coming up in the fall but whatever the reason, I now have more hummingbirds than I can handle.

Always remember to watch what you wish for...

Hummingbirds Everywhere

Well we now have a big red flower growing on our deck. I had planted these gladiolas months ago and they are just now blooming. I can't believe they turned out to be red. I had no idea what color they would be when I planted them.

The hummingbirds love them. We now have hummingbirds on the back deck every 20 minutes. I never realized what little pigs hummingbirds were. These little guys just suck all the nectar out of these new blooms like crazy.

Too bad I didn't have these flowers around weeks ago. We are getting some really great photos of the little guys. My husband set up the tripod and we got the hummingbirds buried in the blooms.

I Found My Hummingbird

I have determined the reason I could not find my hummingbirds. I was not getting up early enough to see them.

I got up 3 days in a row just as the sun was coming up and all 3 days as I sat looking out the window at my kitchen table I saw my hummingbird!

I guess all this time I just wasn't early enough to see them.

Where Are My Hummingbirds?

I just can not get a hummingbird to come to my flowers this year. I planted some red flowers that were guaranteed to attract hummingbirds months ago. The flowers have thrived, they look great, but not one hummingbird has been seen!

Last year we had numerous hummingbirds flying about the red flowers and the hanging feeder we had on the deck. I don't know what is wrong this year, I wish someone could tell how to get them back again, I want to take more pictures.