Buds and more

When it rains
look for the rainbows

When it's dark
look for the stars

Another set up and shot of some of the cool minifigs I got from Aurora.

I love looking at the night skies here as we can see the stars and soon again, I'll be able to go out and admire the Milky Way in the night sky.

Yesterday afternoon was a bit cool and breezy, but Charlie and I were going stir crazy. We thought we'd go looking for some birds. In the morning I'd seen red wing black birds along with Killdeer birds. Our walk took us up along the gravel road and to the ridge.

Afternoon isn't really the right time to go looking, but we were hopeful.  We saw chickadees that were flitting about in the trees and calling out. 

I was happy to find these odd birds.

Hmmm, I sort of think this is early for a bird to have a little fledgling right?

Will wonders never cease! I am not sure what species this bird is though.

Perhaps:

 Lego Birdus?

Charlie and I went through the cropland to stay out of the wind and noted some buds on the trees.

I'm not sure if this is a Poplar or a Birch tree bud. The tree looks like a poplar tree but I am no expert.

I am sure that this is a maple tree. I don't know what kind, my forester neighbor could tell me all the details. He knows trees. I'm sure a mere glance would reveal what it was to him.

Another tree near the possible Poplar Tree. I think this one is a birch by looking at its bark. But I may not be correct either. It does have some pretty cool catkins forming.

I stopped at the ancient wild plum tree on our way back home. 

This little bird just watched me as it sat sunning itself out of the wind.

Another Lego species? 

Lego Migratus perhaps?

With spring weather in the air, it brings so much anticipation. Each season does that to me.

Is it time to put away my snow boots yet?

You never know. I recall the blizzard we had April 20th of 2019. That was a wild one.

Creative Room of Wonders

And Still Life...

I'm trying to set myself up in the spare room that used to be our mess called a bedroom.
The room itself needs to have most of the corners re-taped and spackled AND the both rooms need painting to freshen them up.

However winter will come and I am sooo tired of remodeling. So it will wait until spring.
Right now I am setting up my own space for some Still Life work and actually going to build a light box along with getting a light. More on that when I investigate the light I am thinking about.

Still Life can be done anywhere. Outdoors, indoors, on the floor on a chunk of wood, the porch, anywhere you can think of.

The photo above was done when the zinnias were still in bloom and I had found a little vase that my youngest boy had gotten me many years ago.
The final photo with a 50mm lens was this:

I then moved into our future bedroom and used the neat floor pattern to take this shot.

I loved the floor color and texture and didn't worry about the rule of thirds. I just did what felt right.

So now I'd like to move into an area where I can leave things set up and 'play' with lighting and setting things up.

Viola!
The new Creative Room of Wonders.

I'm pretty excited about this.
A place I can use and not have to clean it up from the living room or kitchen floor.
How neat is that?

Other still life stuff:

I am looking forward to having some fun when the temps drop and snows are whipping along outside.