04/28/10

A beautiful day although quite windy. Went for a walk this afternoon as it was too windy to ride our bikes. Decided to check out the Bear Creek trail owl family who all seemed to be doing well. Came across this turtle that had left the creek and was trying cross the trail. Then this Grey Heron landed on the edge of the lake right next to us. Lumix plus 45-200 lens

04/27/10

A lot of trees in blossom in our neighborhood, a sure sign of spring at last although the weather forcasts another cold spell for Thursday. Usual camera and lens

04/26/10

With the sunshine today, could not resist these bright pansies. Usual Camera and lens

04/25/10

Having visited the owl nest near Stone House on Bear Creek Trail yesterday, we were told by a photographer of another owl nest near the intersection of old Kipling Rd and Bear Creek, so today we decided to take a walk in the area to try to find it. Found the nest and the male owl in a cottonwood just next to the nest. Not sure how many babies were in the nest but one was sitting up for all the world to see. Usual camera with lens at 200mm plus cropping. On way back to the car, spotted this large raptor in a tree. This shot taken from as close as we could get to it with a lot of cropping. As best as we can determine this looks like a Swainson's Hawk

04/24/10

Weather cleared up this afternoon so we decided to head for Bear Creek trail to check up on the owl nest, All OK, also saw Mr Owl in a cottonwood nearby. Usual camers at full 200mm, with images cropped, f5.6, 1/60 & 1/500

04/23/10

Just to remind us that spring has not quite arrived-sudden return to winter today with about 1" of snow and almost blizzard conditions

04/22/10

Guess who-this is the usual when watching TV. What can I say?

04/22/10

04/21/10

Some signs of spring in our little garden Usual camera f5.6, 1/30

04/20/10

Managed a short walk around Skunk Hollow today. Still having a problem with my back. Used Peter's M9 plus 25mm Zeiss for this shot of Bear Creek which is now flowing quite full from all the snow melt. f8; 1/90

04/19/10

Dummy picture-Because of my sore back and visit to our GP, did not manage any Pictures of the Day

04/18/10

Usual camera and lens. Tripod mounted, lens at 200mm. I was intrigued by the reflection in my knife and fork at lunch today.

04/17/10

Usual camera and lens-daffodils at the entrance to our complex

04/16/10

Fisherman on Bear Creek, Usual camera, f6.3, 1/100

04/15/10

Cyclist-I loved the contrast of his outfit against the bright blue Colorado sky, Usual camera, f6.3, 1/640

04/14/10

Mountain bike riders at Bear Creek. Usual camera. f6.3, 1/250s

04/13/10

Here is my sheik. Had to visit Social Security yesterday to register our change of status. Were told that Peter's place of birth had been incorrectly registered as Saudi Arabia instead of South Africa. Peter was disgusted but I had a lot of fun teasing him about being my arab, Here he is with his arab headdress. Usual camera f6.3 at 1/32

04/12/10

At Bear Lake. Usual camera, 45-200mm lens at 200mm plus cropping f6.3, 1/160

04/11/10

Shot of a little perfume bottle at f6.3, 1/15

04/10/10

Saw these deer on our ride today, usual camera

04/09/10

These daffodils are at the entrance to our complex

04/08/10

Saw these Elk in Bear Lake Park today f5.6, 1/50. Peter had a shopping expedition to REI while I was at my church ladies Tuesday morning. Bought these smart carrier bags for our bikes which color match our helmets. f5.6, 1/1640. Both shots with usual camera and lens, except for the elk shot I had a 1.7x tele extender on the lens. This gave me an effective focal length in 35mm terms of 680mm

04/07/10

After the overnight snow we were surprised at how quickly the snow melted and the day warmed up. Decided to go for a walk at Bear Lake and also to see if we sould identify the bird nesting on the large magpie nest. Walked up the hill on the north side of the road and got our shoes full of clay, felt like walking on 3 inch soles. Shot of Peter's shoes, usual camera 45-200 lens at 45mm,f5.6, 1/250. The nest shot, severely cropped, 200mm, f5.6, 1/1000. still can't identify the bird, probably a red tailed hawk,

04/06/10

The Easter Bunny, f6.3 at 1.1.3, on tripod, usual camera

04/05/10

Camera Lumix + 45-200 lens at 45, f6.3, 1/60. These shots of the Honda headlights. I was fascinated by the reflections

04/04/10

Quite a few campers in the Bear Creek campground. This yurt which the parks had just erected in preparation for the camping season, not yet occupied, Lumix 45-200 at 45, f7.1, 1/200

04/03/10

Our neighbor's cats. Lumix + 45-200mm at 150mm, f7.1, 1/200

04/02/10

On our walk along Bear Creek this morning we disturbed this Blue Heron, f5.6, 1/200, usual camera 45-200mm lens at 200mm

04/01/10

We ride past this barn with its hay bales. Lumix with 45-200mm at 200mm, f6.3, 1/250