Waterfall Pictures on My Birthday

Well, today is my birthday. I don't know if I should be happy or sad, getting older is not much fun.

I had a great day yesterday celebrating my birthday. I went to Savage Gulf State Natural Area in Tennessee. I have never been there and I really enjoyed the trip.
We hiked about 1.5 miles to a waterfall. The hike was moderate, not difficult at all and it was such a pleasant day for a hike, the temperature was in the 60's and the sun was shinning. This was just the perfect kind of day for a hike in the woods. There was not a lot of wildlife to be seen, a woodpecker or two and one squirrel. There were very few fellow hikers so it was just a delightful and peaceful day for hiking.
When we arrived at the waterfall it was even better than expected. The setting was very tranquil, you can just picture a summer day and kids swimming in the pool around the falls.
Of course this was not a summer day, there was still ice behind the falls and over some of the rocks on one side of the falls.

I did have a great day taking pictures and just relaxing, so I really did enjoy my pre-birthday celebration.

Landscape Photos in Winter

I have attempted for several weeks now to capture a great cityscape. It is very difficult to capture a cityscape in the winter with the gray skies. A blue sky is a rare sight in January here in Tennessee.

A landscape or cityscape photo is not very exciting when it is grey, all the colors are muted when it is overcast. If the sun is shinning on that rare day, I am always committed to doing something else and I can not get away to take a photo.

I just can't wait for a nice blue summer sky again!

I guess I need to settle for bird photos at this time of year.

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.