Eagle Cam... eggs to hatch soon...

Click here for a link to a cool Nest Cam that is viewing a beautiful eagle.  The nest is located in a tree in Decorah, Iowa.  My favorite part about this particular nest cam is that the camera rotates views and also occasionally zooms in closer for an intimate view of the eagles face and feathers.  The eggs in the nest are predicted to hatch around April 1st, 2011.  I will be checking back each day this week to see if I can view the eaglets!

Happy Spring!

I like to send cards out in the Spring to my family and friends and here is the card I am sending out this Spring.  Makes me smile  :)

The Cult of Done Manifesto

I came across this Manifesto last year and have kept in on my desktop ever since.  I just really like it and it is motivational to read occasionally, especially when I feel stuck on a project.

Click on the image above and you should be able to see it larger for easier reading.

You can read more interesting things here at the website of Bre Pettis.

Street St.

This photo has always made me smile.  I was biking in Anoka, MN last summer and came across this Street.  I didn't have my camera with me, so I biked back home and got it just so I could take a picture of this sign.  It cracks me up to think of the humor of the person that named this street!

Glowing From Within

Here is a photo of a baby Cardinal that I enjoyed photographing.  How did I make it look like light was coming from within the baby bird?  I waited until the sunlight was shining from above down into the birds nest through the leaves and branches and directly into the birds mouth.  The sunlight lit up his entire mouth when I chose to Click!  The other key to getting a photograph like this... patience, patience, patience.

Polar Plunge.... Brrrrrrrrr!

Every winter there are some events here in Minnesota called "polar plunges".  We take a frozen lake, cut a big rectangle into it, and people jump into the freezing water.  I have never watched one of these events until this weekend.  

This weekend I stopped by the White Bear Lake Polar Bear Plunge.  There were so many people watching and the actual people who were plunging into the water were brought in by the busload.  There were more than 850 plungers this year who helped raise more than $149,000 for Special Olympics Minnesota.  It was a fun atmosphere and watching the people jump into the water made me smile.  It also made me think people are crazy.  :)

Learning Something New

So this has absolutely nothing to do with photography, but more with my Quest to continue to learn new things.  I have always had a desire to learn Archery.  This winter I decided that it was finally time to start.  I worked a third job on Sunday mornings and put every dime toward purchasing the best bow I could find that was made for female shooters.

I will be target shooting,  not animal shooting.  I realized right off that since I photograph animals there was no way in hell I could shoot one with an arrow.  Just ain't gonna happen.  I now own a Hoyt Vicxen beautiful white compound bow.  After I got the bow, I then purchased a Sure-Loc target sight and some good quality carbon arrows.

I have never shot a bow and arrow in my life until today.  Today I got up and decided today was the day to shoot my first arrow.  I went to Bwana's Archery where they have helped me every step of the way.  They have an indoor target range for practicing and league play.

All I can say is today was a good day.  I shot many arrows and had a great time.  I was surrounded by friendly people and great advice and am really looking forward to learning all I can about this great sport.