Monday, July 26, 2010

Gulls in Flight!

These are images I took with my trusty ole digital camera out at Lake Winnipesaukee's Ellacoya State Park. We went out there to swim, but all we did was bob waves thanks to constant 25 mile per hour gusts. This normally placid waterfront was plagued with whitecaps and 5 foot waves that were a blast to dive into. Even more intriguing to me were the gulls. They hovered near head level, seemingly hovering as they flew into the wind. Enjoy!



Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Summer Flora

Between a lovely trip to Pickity Place's Gardens and Maple Farm Gardens at Beaver Brook, I've no shortage of vegetation images this year. The above was a flower tucked away in the back of Pickity Place's garden. Pickity Place is a historic old farmhouse which served as the reference for illustrations in a very old printing of Little Red Riding Hood.

The blue flowers are also from Pickity Place. They reminded me of the 'Blue Girls' in my current writing project so I took the snapshot to remind me to work harder on my writings. lol















The mushroom was on a trail near Maple Hill Farm's gardens. If you click and expand it, it makes a whimsical wallpaper. So do fields of daisies...









And lastly I have 2 unknown flowers. The yellow one is from Pickity Place. It was unusual as it bloomed downward and compact. The other is from Beaver Brook and my sister and were intrigued by it, so I took a shot for her.