Sallyacious: Arboretum Project Week Six

February 12, 2006

Arboretum Project Week Six

Wow. Six weeks of photographs. I am impatient. Things progress so slowly out in the world. From a distance, very little has changed in six weeks. And yet, when you take a closer look, spring is obviously on its way.

There are, for instance, robins everywhere.

Panorama 02-12-06

Today was the first day with my new camera. I haven't really had time to play with it and figure everything out. That's going to be a longer process than the old camera was, simply because it's more complex. But wait til you see what it can do.

First, the best I could do with the old camera:

Distant Robins

Same Robins, New Camera

Also the Same Robins

This new camera is going to be some fun.

Robins over the Water

I was on the other side of the lake from these birds. at least 50 yards.
(Have I mentioned that I loooooove my new camera?)

Bridge Knothole

Hobbiton

(One thing the new camera can't do is panoramas. And sometimes that's what you need to capture the essence of the moment. So I carry both about with me. I'm such a geek.)

Cone Roses

Across the Lake

Iced Koi

(This was also the first time I saw the koi this year. I don't know where they've been hiding themselves, but it was lovely to see them. I'm still holding out for a shot of a turtle.)

Burr

Corkscrew

Little Bird

Double Waterfall

Evergreen Star

Grass Seed Dancers

Harsh Shores

Island

More Spring

Old Nest

On Ice

(We've had all kinds of freezing and thawing lately. What it's done to the ice in the still places is pretty incredible. None of the stuff on the surface in this picture is liquid.)

Thorn Berries