After seeing a group of 15 Javelinas coming up from salt flats near here (another post coming about the flats), I learned that a group of these characters that look like wild pigs, but are another species altogether, is called a squadron.
Tag: Nature Photography
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Palms Unlimited
Just when I thought I must have seen every type of palm tree known to man, what should appear, but a Ponytail Palm?
I decided to check with Professor Google, and apparently, there are over 2600 species of palm trees, so no, I’ve definitely not seen them all, nor will I live long enough to do so.
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Roses in January
While friends and family at home in southern Saskatchewan, Canada are battling strong winds, icy roads, and hazardous driving and outdoor walking conditions, I feel very blessed to be able to walk outside our front door door here in south Texas to practice my floral photography on our neighbour’s repeat blooming climbing rose.
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Poser
Anacahuita, aka Mexican Olive or Texas Olive is an ornamental shrub native to this area of Texas.
Although the fruit is inedible, the ruffled flowers are showy and the shrub needs very little moisture to survive and stay healthy.
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A Lucky Catch
A few days ago, as a part of our usual pre-Christmas activities, hubs and I headed to South Padre Island.
One of our favourite activities while there, is to sit and watch the seagulls and pelicans as they scavenge and fish over the deep blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
The seagulls were especially plentiful, the day was windy, and I was trying to catch a shot of even one gull soaring on the wind current above us.
I had no luck with my plan, but was completely shocked and amazed when we arrived home and I reviewed my photos to see this.
The direction of the wings is something I’d never seen before, so to say I’m well-pleased with this accidental shot is an understatement.
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It’s ALL Grand
Whether man made or Mother Nature made, there are more marvels in this world than one could hope to see in a lifetime.
After a few days on the Vegas Strip and Fremont Street, we took my cousin, Carrie out of town to Laughlin, NV.
On the way, we showed Carrie the spectacular and historical Hoover Dam (hubs and I had been there several times before). On our second day at Laughlin, we took in the West Rim of The Grand Canyon (first time for all of us).
There’s nothing that beats the feeling of sharing these incredible sights and experiences with family.
Beyond imagination for the time it was built 
Hubs, me, and Carrie ready to explore 
Carrie and Me (close cousins since Carrie was a little girl) 
Carrie was impressed 
These water diversion tunnels can cause anxiety just looking down into them 
We walked from NV to AZ 
Love this story! 
So much to learn here! 
We weren’t near the edge 
This is as close as hubs could get to the edge 
You have to see it to believe it! 
Carrie is a community theatre actor in our home town. She knows how to pose for a shot 
Joshua Tree Forest between Laughlin and the West Rim 
Now this is dining ambience! 
The skywalk is on the Hualupai Reservation 
Another great pose 
Memories are made of this 
She and the Joshua Tree 
Hubs and me lapping up the scenery 
Carrie and Hubs taking one last look 
Our hilight was the skywalk over the Grand Canyon. Hubs, who suffers severe acrophobia, chose to be the photographer from afar.
Radically Retired 