Photographing Summer Gardens in the Texas Heat by: brendasue

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Summer Hummers of Last Summer                        by:  brendasue

Hi Everyone.  Come in and cool off for a minute and see these Hot Photos for Today!

And welcome to my mini Nature Class with Photography Tips and Ideas.  Greatest World Class Ever-No Teacher, No Tests, No Rules, No Grades, No Dress Code. Strictly Come as you are and stay if you want to or click off.

I hope to encourage you to get a camera and start taking photos of your world. If you you begin to learn just a little bit about the living things on the Earth, you will want to learn More. So, what did you do for your Earth Today? Sit on it? Start to think about doing something for the good of the Earth. We do have to live here, there are no other options!

We will have a brief photostudy today on Hot Flowers in the Summer Gardens of Texas:  Zinnias.  Enjoy!

Red Zinnia                                     by:  brendasue

How Hot????    101 degrees today on Rainbow Creek!

Blue Dragonfly                  by:  brendasue

Let The Class Begin!

Zinnia Flower Garden                                 by:  brendasue

These Zinnias were planted from seed last spring. For flowers that love the Hot Texas Heat In August, The Zinnia has to be at the top of the short list.

Colorful Flowers          by:  brendasue

As you can see, these flowers are standing up in 100 degree heat (and I'm not!)


*Photography Tip:  Plan your photoshoots very carefully if you have this type of heat. It is not good for you or the digital cameras for long exposure to this temperature. Protect the cameras and freeze some bottles of water in advance for you.

Hot Colors!     by:  brendasue

Zinnias are known from Southwest America to South America.  Originally from Mexico.

You can find more information about these great cut flowers from the link below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinnia

Rainbow Flowers on Rainbow Creek       by:  brendasue

Little Grasshopper found a Pink Home      by:  brendasue

Here is a link to find out more about these little green grasshoppers:

http://www.grasshopperfacts.net/green_grasshopper/green_grasshopper.html

They are very interesting little guys. Some people do eat grasshoppers as they are high in protein.

Brand New Flower     by:  brendasue



This concludes our photostudy today on the Hot Garden Flower: Zinnia. (and the little grasshopper).


Look who flew in to close the class:

Spotted in a tree on Rainbow Creek this afternoon:  Scout, the first little guest of Summer  by:  brendasue

It is such a joy to see him returning to Kates Cabin this year. I hope all the others are coming in soon!

You are invited to push the follow button on this blogger site to keep up with the Hummers as they arrive. They will be here until November, when they head out for Mexico.

Scout-Out and about in our trees again!  Welcome Home!     by:  brendasue

If you are local (Hempstead/Houston Area) and want to visit the Bird Sanctuary to see  and/or photograph these hummingbirds,

please contact brendasue at:

katescabin@gmail.com

The Retreat Cabin is also available for sleep overs with the birds!

Private Luncheons on the Porch by Reservation Only.  Chef prepared or bring your own. (kitchenette on site).

We have partied until the cows come home!  Thanks for stopping in.


....this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek.  Another Day is gone forever. Happy Trails!

Photographers-(Pro & No)- Enjoying Spring Fling With Their Cameras!

Spring Birds and Spring Blooms-Great Photo Op!

Welcome Everybody to our World Nature Class

We are learning about the living things we find around Rainbow Creek at the Bird Sanctuary. I am photodocumenting all I find for research photos and this book we are writing daily for Kate (my grandaughter), and for all of us to at least look at Nature through my view and photoart. I am a grandma photographer with a lightweight point and shoot hand held camera so I can pick it up and Go!  I greatly admire beautiful photos with great camera equipment, but I will not be doing that on this site. I am competing with no one in this format to be the best photo or whatever.

I am simply bringing to You

Life from the darkness of my Woods to Share. Enjoy.

This is a Knock Out Rose. They are very hardy shrubs with blooms from spring till frost.

Today our photostudy will be on things that are green and new.

These are the first new leaves of a Mimosa Tree. These trees are found in this area, naturally along creek beds. They will bloom in may with feathery looking pink flowers. I love these trees, but some old timers call them trash trees as they are short lived, prone to broken branches, and travel through the roots and seeds, spreading this little tree everywhere. Today, the new leaves were dancing in the wind!

This is what the front of Kates Cabin looks like on the rural road.

On this other side is the wild woods. The white flowers are on a wild ligustrum (I think).

There is a little red bee on this flower.

The anthers with the yellow pollen tips look pretty cool on this flower.

The bee is very small and just walking around on the flower.

Hello Little Bee!

Hello, Class

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This concludes our photostudy today on green things.

This is the first Purple Lady Banks Rose Bloom. Thousands more coming

I found this jewel down on the Lake.

Goodnight Everybody and Goodnight Kate

...this is brendasue signing off  from Rainbow Creek