This family was very far away when I took this photo. Actually, I didn’t know if I caught them at all. The sun obscured my screen view, but I clicked a couple of photos anyway.
After, I zoomed in even closer with Picasa, an old program which I still have on my computer.
Our grandchildren said we are so lucky. They might be lucky to see one someday, too, that is if they can keep quiet while riding in our cart with Grandpa Bob.
We have a couple of spots where we attach our critter cam to trees. These are right along our lane.
One time we attached the camera to a different tree and ended up with hundreds of photos. It turned out that wind moved the tall grass and set the camera off. Hardly any animals walked into view.
With the camera set in one of the usual spots, we caught Bob cutting grass and the neighbor taking a ride toward our woods–yes, the neighbor has permission. Raccoons come by this area, too, but the best is when we get deer.
On June 20th, we had a beautiful stag cross our camera’s path.
Bob and I sure do appreciate capturing the action with a camera, even if we aren’t on the scene at the time.
We’ve had Rachel’s dog, Jade here for just over a week. She’s an old girl, so she would rather sleep than do anything. This means she is a good house-guest. All I have to do is take her outside for a pit stop now and then and feed her.
My only problem was getting the dog names right. I don’t know how many times I called Sunny Jade and vice-versa.
Since this was Jade’s vacation, we also took her for cart rides. One day she got to see a running deer. That made her day.
Jade will be heading home today. I’m sure she missed her family, but she didn’t miss a meal here. I guess the farm is the next best place after home.
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Over the years I’ve chased butterflies with my camera. Once in a while, I was successful. More often, I ended up without the image of the butterfly. It had flown far from view.
So far this year I haven’t even tried to snap a photo of a butterfly. I have just enjoyed having their beauty in the neighborhood.
As children, we chased the butterflies during the day and fireflies in the evening. For us, the chase was half the fun, even when neither my sister nor I caught anything.
Today, one butterfly seemed to follow us as we rode the cart down our farm lane. My thought was, “Isn’t it nice having such beautiful company.”
I hope more come for a visit in the future. Maybe, if they rest long enough, I’ll be able to capture their beauty with my camera again. I sure hope so.
If you are out and about today, I’ll be at the Seymour Community Museum from 1 to 4. It’s on Depot Street.
A friend who reads my column met me there last summer. Up until that time we were only ‘newspaper/email friends’ but we finally got to talk face to face.
There are exhibits for people of all ages, so bring the kids/grandkids. History is for everyone.