Eyes of the Wild

Some places and moments you never forget.

This photograph was taken at Ponca, Arkansas in the fall. I remember the excitement and the  piercing stare once he heard the first shutter close and then the second shot (this photo). He was accompanied by three females and one was bobtail. A special time and place for me.

Photos:Winter 2012

Looking forward to winter 2013

These photographs were made in Southwest Arkansas the day after Christmas 2012. This is unusual for South Arkansas and East Texas.

"Spreading Beauty"

"Working the Garden"

The day before the rain the bumblebees swarmed the wildflower gardens.
  

"Swarms of Beauty" 

I never tire of the beauty of these flying gardens, they seem to change species throughout the day. 

Fall Has Arrived

I look forward to the changing seasons and a new set of critters to photograph, however, it has an air of sadness also.The  Butterfly,Mississippi Kites and Hummingbirds are  preparing or have already departed for the warmer locations. The leaves are starting to show a little color and soon the eagles will start to arrive.This means I will start to travel north while the critters go south.

  

PHOTOS: Pre- Fall Frenzy Hummers and Bumble bees

Nature Happenings: PHOTOS; "BUTTERFLY DANCING"

Nature Happenings: PHOTOS; "BUTTERFLY DANCING"

PHOTOS; "BUTTERFLY DANCING"

Gator reflection on an unusually cool august morning

"Reflections"
I went to my "Walden Pond" this hot August day to escape  the rigors of  life in a fast high flying society of superficial  thoughts and actions by humans that care only for greed. 
In the solitude of the swamps and boonies much reality can be found and savored like fine wine without the clatter and non-sense of humanoids that chatter on subjects whence they have ought knowledge.
This gator was sunning on this log and the reflections caught my attention. When I see these things I cannot refrain from thinking how beautiful simple nature is and what a blessing God gives us for free.

"Peace and Tranquility"

Sunrise from Arkansas Grand Canyon

This is the way I would like to start each and every day, with a view of Gods beauty, absent the mental and physical clutter of mankind. Nature can clean the soul of all phony thoughts obtained in a plastic world and give one the desire to seek more of the beauty that is free for the taking. We let  society  dictate and fill our mind with things that matter not. Humans loose sight of what is real and what is important, but in the solitude of nature one finds time to sort through the trash and decide what to keep and what to discard. For me, the free beauty outweighs all the material things we purchase and hoard.