A thistle is a spiky, thorny, gnarly, troublesome weed until a butterfly lands on one to feed, then it looks beautiful to me. I didn’t catch a butterfly on this one, but it did have some friends the first time I photographed it.
I didn’t see the antennae until I loaded the photo onto my computer and, of course, the little friends weren’t there when I went back outside hoping to get a photograph of them in focus.
The Saturday before Easter I met up with some other photographers at the Zilker Botanical Gardens. Good thing we got there early, as it got crowded fast!
I took 234 photos in about three hours. Most of them — I am happy to report — were not blurry! I still pulled out almost 50% as rejects but being blurry was only one of the reasons I rejected a photo.
I am still learning something (almost) every day.
I found this gem at Inks Lake State Park. First time I’d seen a snail hanging on a flower petal. Now, just how did it get there?
After hiking at Inks Lake State Park, my hiking group gathered for a picnic along the shore. This couple came paddling by, looking happy to be out on the lake on such a fine day.
