Snow came. So did the chickadees.

This morning over breakfast, I looked out the glass door to the backyard, and spotted a couple of our chickadees taking advantage of the suet feeder.  The one on the left is a Chestnut-backed Chickadee; the one on the right is a Black-capped Chickadee. I also managed to capture the one on the left fluttering …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #186: Low Light

Since most of my photos these days are taken with my iPhone 13 Pro, I am quite proud of how well it takes photos in low-light conditions.  However, even my old iPhone XR took excellent low-light pictures.  Last year, on July 4, we went to downtown Bellevue to watch the fireworks (that had been canceled …

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One-photo Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #172-A day in my week

Since my weeks lately have been consumed by work, this week's challenge will be only one photo.  I get to work at 7:00AM, and this morning I noticed the moon in the sky above the building where I work.  I pointed my new iPhone 13 Pro, and let it take the picture.  The photo has …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #171-Weird and Wonderful

Lately, a lot of weird and wonderful things keep popping out around me.  When Hubby and I walked over to Costco, six blocks away, a few weeks ago to get a hot dog for lunch, I spotted a large fungus growing in the beauty-bark by the sidewalk.  I have no idea what it really is, …

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