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Moss Covered Trees

By Sandra | February 20, 2025 | Comments 6 comments

Moss Covered Trees and beautiful sand covered trails to walk on.

Moss Covered Trees

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New Campground

By Sandra | February 19, 2025 | Comments 6 comments

New Campground, well not new but being remodeled since the last hurricane. We had a great time here, I do recommend this park. They were under construction when we were there.

They are doing a great job at rebuilding the area and keeping the natural habitats available as well as building new construction.

Lots of beaches to walk, new campground spots with full hookups.

New sidewalks, roads and utility buildings.

But also keeping a lot of the natural landscapes for wildlife and trails for people to walk on.

New Campground

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Panama City Beach – We stayed at St Andrews State Park right down the beach from Panama City. There is a nice long pier that we stood on to take the photo of the beach. Most all of those buildings on the beach are rentals, condos and a couple of hotels.

We were there during the off season, so it was pretty quiet.

Panama City Beach

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Snow Birds

By Sandra | February 13, 2025 | Comments 10 comments

Snow Birds

Snow Birds

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Snow

By Sandra | February 12, 2025 | Comments 7 comments

Snow shoe rabbit

Snow white egret

Snow covered deer

Just snow

Snow white sand

Snow

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Winter Isn’t Over Yet

By Sandra | February 11, 2025 | Comments 15 comments

Winter Isn’t Over Yet – Some of my favorites shots

Winter Isn’t Over Yet

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Older Snow Photos

By Sandra | February 10, 2025 | Comments 4 comments

Older Snow Photos – my niece wanted some snow photo to print for herself. I had to dig into the archives to find some for her.

This first one is Lake Superior a few years ago, I think 5 years ago. Almost completely froze over. That doesn’t happen to often.

Road trip we took 3 years ago heading to Montana to visit my brother. I like this shot because the road looks like a dead end at the base of the mountain.

Older Snow Photos

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Challenging Obstacles

By Sandra | February 7, 2025 | Comments 4 comments

Challenging Obstacles – not challenging for the dogs but for the photographer yes. 🙂

This series was a little more difficult to make because the jumps were so close together. A lot of layers and brushing in the dogs on each layer.

The dogs seem to love the tunnels, they come out of there so quick. I had a few blurry shots because I tried to time the click of the shutter button just as they come out of the tunnel.

I could start the burst earlier, but that is more photos I have to go through and throw away. Mainly because I am photographing every dog that I can. I am talking about a couple thousand photos during a 3 day event.

Have a great weekend.

Challenging Obstacles

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Not Going to Make It

By Sandra | February 6, 2025 | Comments 7 comments

Not Going to Make It – you never want to see a dog trip at a contest. But it is inevitable, they run so fast.

Sometimes they get messed up and have to jump over the jump twice, going the other way.

Not Going to Make It

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Combine Multiple Photos

By Sandra | February 5, 2025 | Comments 6 comments

Combine Multiple Photos in what I call series photography. I have never made a print like this and thought it would be a good way to showcase their dogs jumping all in one photo.

It has to be at the right angle and dogs that start the jump farther back from the poles.

Combine Multiple Photos

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The Little Dogs

By Sandra | February 4, 2025 | Comments 10 comments

The Little Dogs

The Little Dogs

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My Favorite Shot

By Sandra | January 31, 2025 | Comments 14 comments

My Favorite Shot of the snow week. Have a great weekend.

My Favorite Shot

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It Took a Week

By Sandra | January 30, 2025 | Comments 10 comments

It Took a Week for the snow to melt. It is back in the 60’s.

It Took a Week

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Comparison Photos

By Sandra | January 29, 2025 | Comments 13 comments

Comparison Photos – How quickly things can change.

Comparison Photos

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Snow Birds

By Sandra | January 28, 2025 | Comments 9 comments

Snow Birds, literally. 🙂 Me and these blue herons. Good thing we always bring some winter cloths with. Hoping to not have to ware them.

I think it is because I was thinking a month ago when Iowa was getting some snow. I thought, it would be nice to take some snow photos again.

Snow Birds

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Art in Snow Drifts

By Sandra | January 27, 2025 | Comments 9 comments

Art in Snow Drifts – there is just something about snow drifts that I think is artistic. Mostly from the shadows they make. Giving a hint of blue tones in the dark areas against the sun lit areas.

Art in Snow Drifts

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I See You

By Sandra | January 24, 2025 | Comments 25 comments

I See You and wish you all a wonderful weekend.

Oh, you may have heard. Yes, there is about a foot of snow along the gulf coast. I have not seen snow in a long time. 27 degrees down here. But pretty.

I See You

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The Ears are The Last

By Sandra | January 23, 2025 | Comments 5 comments

The Ears are The Last thing to come down. or so it looks. 😉

The Ears are The Last

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No Words Needed

By Sandra | January 22, 2025 | Comments 14 comments

No Words Needed, cuteness overload.

No Words Needed

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Ears Are Flying High

By Sandra | January 21, 2025 | Comments 8 comments

Ears Are Flying High – Photographing a dog agility event has its challenges. But, viewing the photos after the event, is just so much fun. When it comes to photos like these, it is hard not to smile.

Ears Are Flying High

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Nesting Herons

By Sandra | January 17, 2025 | Comments 18 comments

Nesting Herons at our next stop which is St Andrews State Park.

I definitely recommend this park as well. They are still remodeling the park since one of the last hurricanes. But they are doing a great job of it. The campsites are level and full hook ups. With all the amenities. Trails to walk on, lots of birds, deer and beaches.

We happened to be there when some Blue Herons were starting to make nest on this little island in the middle of a small lake.

You might want to book a spot ahead of time, it is a very busy park. People coming and going everyday.

Have a great weekend.

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St Andrews

By Sandra | January 16, 2025 | Comments 12 comments

St Andrews state park. Beautiful Sunsets. Right by Panama City Fl.

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All From Here

By Sandra | January 15, 2025 | Comments 6 comments

All From Here – on the road again. We had a wonderful time here, a beautiful lake and lots of wildlife. We are headed west from here.

All From Here

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Alligator Place

By Sandra | January 14, 2025 | Comments 10 comments

Alligator Place – There are some really old alligators here, the tour guide was telling us.

The alligator in the back is a female who is at the top of the seniority list in this area. They said her front leg is jacked up from battling with other gators protecting her young.

I hope to be back to this park again one day. Maybe during migration. They said the bird count is double to what I saw today.

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Birds and Alligators

By Sandra | January 13, 2025 | Comments 13 comments

Birds and Alligators – so many birds. This by far is one of the best nature parks I have been to. The birds are everywhere. They are so used to the tour boats going up and down the river that they don’t fly away when you go by in the boats.

But the Alligators, the most I have ever seen in one spot. The tour guide says the birds eat the baby alligators and the alligators eat the birds. Some balance there, because there are plenty of both around.

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Next Stop

By Sandra | January 10, 2025 | Comments 7 comments

Next Stop – Wakulla Springs

I have had this spot marked on my maps for a couple of years to visit. We finally made it this past year. It is south of Tallahassee.

I highly recommend this area to visit.

Wakulla Springs is a place where history stretches back thousands of years, from early Native Americans who lived in shoreline villages to filmmakers who recognized the primeval quality of the park’s swamps and wildlife when they decided to film Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (1941) and Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) here

Depth: The spring’s vent is 185 feet below the water’s surface.
Size: The spring pool is 315 feet in diameter.
Cave system: The spring connects to an underwater cave system with over 26 miles of passageways.
Temperature: The water is near-constant 69 degrees

One of America’s largest springs is protected within Silver Springs State Park. We took a boat ride down river to see all the birds and manatees enjoying the tranquility of this area.

There are plenty of manatees enjoying the warm water.

Plus beautiful views all along the river.

Next Stop

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Treasures from the Sea

By Sandra | January 9, 2025 | Comments 14 comments

Treasures from the Sea – A walk on the beach can lead to all sorts of sea treasures. A variety of colors and textures.

Treasures from the Sea

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