The beauty of the butterfly
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ― Maya Angelou Heliconius cydno
Blanket flowers in the wild
On my walk I saw a lot of beautiful blanket flowers. Yellow and red buzzing with bees and bumble bees. Of course I had to take photos and make a video. I shared the video as a story on Facebook and Instagram. It is something many love to see and
A walk at Fortmond
Today the weather forecast gave me mixed feelings: temperature 31º C. I am not a fan of such temperatures and immediately opt for a special schedule for tropical days for today. For today that meant that I went for an early walk at Fortmond. One of my favorite places to
We love columbine!
Sharing proof that you don’t have to travel far to make photos … Photos taken in my front garden. Columbine in several colors are in bloom. And I love it 🙂 I’m not the only one that loves them, so do the bumblebees. They were happily buzzing around the flowers.
Butterflies a bit different
A new blog with photos taken at the Orchideeën Hoeve. This time there were a lot of butterflies and also many different species. Again I made many pictures again. My goal this time was to make the pictures a little bit different. I usually try to photograph a butterfly on
Mangrove in Burgers Zoo
When Mangrove had just opened, I went there for the first time. I was a bit disappointed at the time. I have been there again and now I’m a fan. Apparently it took some time and for me the rest to look better. I have not shared so many photos
A field full of crocuses
It was beautiful weather today. A heat record was broken. Every spring numerous crocuses bloom in our village in a place where there used to be a manor. It does not work every year to photograph insects, because it is not always warm enough in the period that the crocuses
Guru’s Picks
In previous blogs I have already written that I participate in challenges on Gurushots.com. I have now moved up to Master. One more step to go and then I am Guru. To become a guru you need
Bright colors!
Last week I started a I started a GuruShots account. GuruShots.com is a photography game, they say. It’s free, but if you want to get ahead, you have to buy swaps, fills and keys. Good quality of your photos does not mean that you end up high. It is determined by votes. Seems