The last winter at Minnesota was mild, with only couple of snowstorms and sub-zero temperature for couple of days. The spring is also earlier than usual! Even though there are many kind of flowers popping up soon after soil showed, daffodils, which are symbols of rebirth, new beginnings, hope, joy, good luck, are always the … Continue reading The Songs of Spring Time
I discovered there was a group of mute swans at lake Ontario during our family vacation. They look different from the swans we saw at Minnesota. With their long flexible necks, pure white plumages, and distinctive orange bills, the mute swans have more elegance and graceful presence, compared with any other kinds of swans I … Continue reading Mute Beauty
Local area is more drought than any previous summer, partially caused by the wide fire from Canada. Raining becomes scarce and precious. To our surprise a few days ago after a series of hot days there was a raining for a couple of hours. I grabbed my DSLR camera and went out for the luck … Continue reading The Many Shades of Lily Flowers
I am amazed that there is a kind of orchid, named as "lady's slipper". It was about couple of inches long, shaped just like a old styled slipper, even with a set of shoelaces. The macro photos of lady's slippers were captured on a humid morning after rainfall at previous night. Each photo is up … Continue reading Lady’s Slipper and “Albino” Peonies
Just wandering our backyard another day, I found a pair of joy - a pair of new born fawns. Welcome to this beautiful world, hope you have a great time exploring around!
I took a one-week trip to Santa Barbara alone last week. It not only helped me to refresh from busy schedules at work, but also gave me a chance to visit local zoo to get up close and personal with those lovely animals. Contrary to the brutal cold at then North the weather at California … Continue reading Up close and personal
One of the local traditions at Minnesota is growing pumpkins. The weight of grown pumpkins can range from less than a pound to over 2,500 pounds to set a record. Sometimes a huge pumpkin (over 2,000 pounds) was lift into air by a crane and drop onto grass at a harvest fest. The people around … Continue reading The Season for Jack-O-Lanterns
I have never stopped to be fascinated by American white pelicans soon after I saw them floating / fishing in lakes or rivers. There is a group of white pelicans gathering near a dam located at Granite Falls during summertime. They relay on fishes to survive there. It is fun to watch their daily activities, … Continue reading What are these Pelicans doing?
The summer time at Minnesota is always short and precious, the blooming time for peonies is even shorter and more precious! The blooming time for peonies is around two weeks during middle of June. I have photographed the flowers many times over the years, but I have never gotten tired of capturing their beauty. Driving … Continue reading Blooming Peonies
We have been working hard to make our yard animal - friendly. We set couple of hummingbirds' feeds for those tiny angles, installed some small fence lines under the roof convenient for birds to build their nests, put corns and fresh water out for deers, ducks, squirrels and turkeys. since the start of this spring … Continue reading Three Sides of a Big Gobbler
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