Category Archives: My Fifty-Two

Last week hailstones littered the ground when I arrived at the farm in Nebraska. Ranging in size, from marbles to golf balls, they stripped plants of their leaves, paint from their buildings, and leaving dents deep enough to hold water on vehicles. Camera in hand, I began to capture photos of the damage: a few broken...

Hiking the Billy Goat Trail along the Potomac in Maryland, I was about ready to give up and admit I was likely the least experienced hiker in the group.  The trail was more challenging than I expected especially when carrying my “big girl camera”. The pathway narrowed as we rounded a corner and rimmed by a...

Walking along the Vietnam Memorial one evening, I saw a young couple paying their respects to a person who is listed on the wall.  They placed a red rose below the name and reached gently to touch the wall. About that time, a large tour group was walking briskly down the path. Few, if any, were...

Boom! Thud, thud, thud…. It’s early morning on the lek. In the darkness before dawn, the booming has begun and male Greater Prairie Chickens have started to display. The mating ritual of these beautiful birds is so unique; it challenges the concentration of the first time photographer. The males put on a display only a female Greater...