05/31/10

Shot at "Junie's Lake" after our breakfast picnic this morning M9+ 28mm Elmarit

05/29/10

Spent the day with Sally and Kevin painting their living room. Had lunch at the Erie Barbeque Grill. M9 + 28mm Elmarit

05/28/10

From the top of Chatfield Dam wall. M9 + Elmarit-M 1:2.8/28mm @ f8.0

05/27/10

There are a pair of Canada Geese at Junie's Lake where we had our picnic breakfast today. Ma Goose appears to be sitting on eggs while here is a shot of Pa Goose relaxing on one leg.. This Red-Winged Blackbird likes to check us out while we while we enjoy our breakfast.

05/26/10

During our bike ride this morning along Bear Creek Trail, came across this delightful small meadow filled with yellow wild flowers. M9 + 35mm Summilux

05/25/10

Beautiful day. Bike ride around Bear Lake and picnic breakfast at " Junie's Lake". M9 + 35mm Summilux. Not sure about these ducks, female Mallard ?

05/24/10

Still quite windy on our ride this morning. Spotted this red tailed hawk with his breakfast, another small snake dangling from his talons. M9 + 50mm lens and severely cropped

05/23/10

Took this shot on our walk this afternoon. Interesting plant. M9

05/22/10

Too windy today for our usual ride. Borrowed this shot from yesterday of the Canada geese landing on "Junie's Lake"

05/21/10

A pair of Canada geese landing on "Junie's Lake". M9 +35mm Summicron

05/20/10

Our breakfast at a little lake just off Turkey Creek. All shots with the M9 + 50mm Summarit

05/19/10

On our bike ride around Bear Lake this morning came across this small herd of deer. Both shots with the M9 + 50mm lens

05/18/10

More evidence of summer with this Northern Oriele

05/17/10

Great spring day today. Had breakfast at Skunk Hollow, took this shot of June on her bike with the M9 + 50mm lens. We then saw this red tailed hawk with its breakfast, a small snake. These shots with the Olympus E-P2 plus 70-300mm Tamron lens

05/16/10

Sailing on Bear Lake. Olympus E-P2 with Tamron 70-300 at 300mm

05/15/10

Fishermen at Soda Lake. For some reason all my shots with the M9 were grossly under exposed. Had to do some serious tweaking to this shot. M9 + 50mm f8 @ 1/4000!!!

05/14/10

There's a snake !!! Junies great at seeing snakes on our walks, I never see anything and blissfully walk on by. However this snake turned out to be a banana peel which I nearly stepped on.

05/13/10

Cheeky squirrels are all over happy that summer is at last just around the corner

05/12/10

Wild Blue Flax along Bear Creek. Looking forward to many more wild flowers now that we are getting into spring

05/11/10

Cherry Tree Blossom taken with the Olympus + 70-300mm Tamron lens in macro mode

05/10/10

Canoes on Soda Lake - M9 +25mm Zeiss Biogon

05/09/10

Still trying to get a good shot of this nest. Olympus with 300mm Tamron

05/08/10

Bear Lake Open Space looking Spring like. M9 +25mm Zeiss Biogon

05/07/10

This pair of baby Prairie dogs caught our attention on our bike ride today. Olympus +70-300mm Tamron @ 300

05/06/10

We have a new favorite picnic site which is tucked away near Bear Creek. M9 + Zeiss 25mm

05/05/10

Besides the dandelions and tiny pink Smooth Douglasia creeper that we have seen so far this spring, this little wild flower which resembles the Wavy-leaved Soap Plant flower is the first true wild flower that we have seen this spring. M( with 75mm Summarit at its closest focussing distance of about3 ft. Image further severely cropped.

05/04/10

Really windy day today. M9 plus Summarit 75mm

05/03/10

An image of Spring. M9 with the 135mm Tele-Elmar

05/02/10

Shots of a small glass ornament from June's printers tray. Taken with the Olympus E-P2 plus Sony adaptor and the Sony 100mm macro lens

05/01/10

After lunch with Sally and Kevin at Cheese Importers in Longmont, took this shot of this farm on the way back to Erie. M9 with 50mm lens.

04/30/10

Bear Creek in almost flood conditions. Olympus E-P2 with Sony adaptor and the Tamron 70-300mm lens @ 70mm