Category: Today’s Walk

Bees, Floral Photography, Today's Walk

From Today’s Walk

by patricia emerson mitchellLeave a Comment on From Today’s Walk

I took a nice 5+ mile walk today. I know, with work coming up soon, I won’t have as much time, so I’m getting them in while I can. The day was overcast, but no rain at all is forecast, which is a great disappointment as well as a worry. But so it goes. You can bet I’m praying for rain!

Meanwhile, I do see flowers … some of the magnolias are blooming now, as are Narcissus. The Daphne are the most fragrant flowers of all at this point, and they are wonderful. And of course the Zantedeschia aethiopica are blooming as you can see below. I think the bee was quite happy!

Bee on a Calla Lily, 1.31.22

Floral Photography, Today's Walk

From Today’s Walk

by patricia emerson mitchell2 Comments on From Today’s Walk

I posted this on Facebook earlier and figured I might as well put it here too.

I took a walk today, but my body simply coudn’t go any further than four miles. My feet feel like lead, and my back is a bit of a mess these days. But so it goes. I’m alive and breathing, I have much to be grateful for, and four is better than nothing! I tried to take a few photos, but it wasn’t easy: it was rather windy and flowers and wind are not a good combination. The first of the few flowers I attempted to shoot is below, both in the original size and then cropped so you can really see it. This is a caper bush. It’s not a shot worth keeping, but I thought some might be interested to see it even so.

Capparis, 6.15.21

Flora Photography, Today's Walk

From Today’s Walk

by patricia emerson mitchellLeave a Comment on From Today’s Walk

It was a breezy walk today, but I was happy to finally get a six mile day in. I’m not sure why, but walking during Covid Times, even when I really don’t have to worry about running into people, causes me to walk fewer miles most of the time. It’s as if I feel the urge to get back to the safety of my house.

In any case, I walked, and I took only photos of this magnolia flower. It was just too darn windy! But here … have something from today’s walk:

Magnolia Flower & Leaves, 6.8.20

Today's Walk, trees

From Today’s Walk

by patricia emerson mitchellLeave a Comment on From Today’s Walk

When I get home from my morning walk I frequently download my pictures and run through them rather quickly to see if I have anything that I really like enough to work on and publish right away. Then I go eat my breakfast and ignore them for at least a few hours.

With this?! I had to jump in right away and work on it and post it. I did not see what I see on my screen when I was shooting. It’s one of the wonders and joys of photography, at least to me.

I wonder what you’ll see.

I’ve cropped the image 2:1 at the moment. Perhaps I’ll share the entire shot later. I’m not sure, yet, which I favor. The complete image has even more, but they aren’t quite as obvious to my eye.

Do You See Them? 9.25.19

Floral Photography, Today's Walk

From Today’s Walk

by patricia emerson mitchellLeave a Comment on From Today’s Walk

On my walk today I ran across lilies I’d never seen. I stopped to shoot them and the homeowner saw me and chatted a bit. She said they were “Brazilian lilies” which I’ve now found isn’t correct. They are, instead, called Peruvian daffodils or basketflower. In any case, it was totally new to me!

This is primarily a record shot: I will have to return someday and figure out just how I can capture this in an artistic way. I think the macro lens is not the answer.

Hymenocallis narcissiflora, 7.18.19

Flora Photography, Today's Walk

From Today’s Walk

by patricia emerson mitchell2 Comments on From Today’s Walk

I don’t always have a specific plan when I walk. In fact, most times, my feet just sort of go and since I’m attached to my feet I go along. Today, though, I knew I wanted to get to a certain yard that is around two miles away. I thought I might be too late to catch all the poppies, and it turned out that I was a bit late, but there were still some blooming, along with some Larkspur, Statice and Eschscholzia californica (California poppies).

Here is my first shot … a rather tired looking poppy, but still hanging in there.

First Shot: Red Poppy, 5.29.19