Things Nature

Environmental artist and landscape designer Sandra Adams once said, “The essence of nature can be found in all things."  I think she's onto something there.

Take, for instance, this peculiar plant that I noticed for the first time a couple years ago.  I have no idea what it is, but it is suddenly prolific in this area.

I photographed it before it had fully "bloomed," or whatever it is it's doing.

 

Now, to illustrate Sandra Adam's point, take a look at this photo of a neighbor's fireworks on New Year's Eve.

Yesterday, I was taking pictures of the pink ribbons across the sky...

 

That's a half moon up there.

 

and a pink sunset,

I intentionally framed this photo with the icicles in it.

when I happened to glance at the bird feeder on my front deck.  It's difficult to get a crisp shot of a woodpecker through two layers of glass with film in between, and avoid the reflections in the glass.  Also because the bird rarely stopped moving.

First time ever for a woodpecker at the feeder.

It was after the layer of suet that covered this suet/seed block.