Nature never goes out of style
Bleeding Hearts
Chickadee
Leaves and blossoms
Robin preening
Twitchy and his pizza
Strawberry blossom
Baby Bird in the garden
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Some might fend off a mid-life crisis by leaving the comforts of their corporate salary to jet off to a deserted island. Others might buy a Jaguar. I’ve chosen to dive head-long into my 50s and beyond by becoming a first-time parent. I’ve traveled halfway around the world (several times) before adopting my daughter, and now I share my musings about life with a toddler in the Pacific Northwest.
Your garden is full of delights!
Thanks, Adrienne! It sure is. Our little slice of heaven.
Your garden is surely way bigger than mine! (And obviously you tend to it much better than I do!) Very pretty!
Thanks, Sonja. It is quite small, actually (about 18’x40’)...but we have a lot crammed in (and when we redesigned it, did so with space in mind). So the apples are espaliered and the strawberries underneath…there were two Greengage Plum trees there since WWII probably and we do what we can to attract birds etc. As to tending it, now that I’m a new mom of an 11 month old…we’ll see how much gardening gets done
Bleeding hearts are one of my favorite flowers. Beautiful shot.
What beautiful photos!
Beth, can you share what camera you use? I don’t know much about cameras, but I would like something that gets fabulous shots like you do. Right now I just have my phone and a point and shoot. Ideally I would like to get something that is easy to use (i.e. an auto feature so that I don’t have to worry about speed and aperture). Any recommendations? I have some lenses from my old 35mm canon, so it might make sense to go with something that can utilize those lenses.
Absolutely. I use a (no longer being sold) Canon 40D SLR; it’s digital but operates much like a traditional 35 mm. I would love to upgrade the body to a “full frame” model but have been quite happy with it. I’ve had it about four years. These days my lens has mainly been a 50 mm (1.4) which give nice buttery tones to portraits. But I also have a 17-85 which is currently in the shop. I use that a lot when traveling (though it went funky on me on my last trip to Armenia). I also have one larger zoom lens which I like to use when I take photos of birds.
Digital cameras need digital lenses and won’t take old 35 mm lenses, sadly (I say sadly because I have a bunch of them from my film camera days) and while Canon lenses will work on most Canon digital cameras, only Nikon work on Nikon. There are a few great point and shoots out there, one I heard about (Canon?) that even offers a couple lenses to go with it (and may have video too, which my camera does not have and I wish it did).
The best thing is to go to a photo store and try a few out…in fact some photo stores (we have one in Seattle) rent cameras and lenses. This is a GREAT way to figure out what you want. I did it before committing to my 50 mm lens and have friends who’ve done this with cameras.
Good luck with your decision and thank you for the compliments on my photography!
I kind of like the Robin. LOL Honestly your photos are so beautiful.
Well of course you do