Landscapes Sightings
October 31 – Addendum

October 31 – Addendum

While looking through my picture archive on the 31st I came across an image that I shot in 2015 on October 31st. It struck me not just because it is a wonderfully colorful Autumn scenic but also because I was able to recognize exactly where I took the shot. The image is the featured image (above) for this post. It shows the wooded area between the Osprey Picnic Area and the Arkansas River. So I decided to dust off my Canon Powershot G12 – the camera I used to take this image in 2015 – and see if I could…

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Landscapes Sightings
August 11, 2020

August 11, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 7:05 AM Temperature: 60 degrees Sky: Scattered Clouds, light breeze I decided on a change of pace this morning once I saw the sky. It was full of well defined fluffy white clouds which made me want to shoot more scenic pictures. So I put my vintage Olympus Zuiko 14-54mm zoom (a lens I have yet to write up in this blog) on the Panasonic GX-85 and went looking for scenery. What I settled on was not exactly what you think about when the word “scenery” comes up. I went to the Osprey Picnic Area on the eastern…

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Birds Gear Panasonic Lumix GX-85 Sightings Wildlife
July 08, 2020

July 08, 2020

It’s going to be a hot one today. Weather forecast is for 100+ degrees. We got to our starting spot at 6:10 again and the temp had only reached 56 degrees. No clouds were there to offer even the slightest relief. You gotta start early or forget about it. I decided to give the heron’s a day off today and didn’t check out the nest this morning. I’m sure they are getting tired of me. Bird activity was quite low in the area of the park where I did walk. Today’s winner for most available bird would have to be…

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