Josh and I brought home a new baby on Sat. She’s a 2mo. old German Shorthaired Pointer, who we’ve named Little Mayan Fraulein, or Maya for short (after where we went for our honeymoon).

I discovered the website (Doctor Bugs- Mark W. Moffett) of someone who is quite inspiring…wish I could go on some travels with him, and maybe get some photography tips. If you read through his website he says he learned how to do macro photography of insects by reading a book on how to photograph supermodels…interesting, huh?

These two aren’t the greatest pictures ever taken as far as quality…but to my credit they were taken from a car window in the sort of drive-by photography style. As an added perk, the snow buntings are a new life bird for me. They summer in the far Canadian arctic and winter in barren fields in the northern U.S.

The local zoo is hosting a photography contest. You get to submit 2 photos…which 2 do you think I should submit?

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For those of you who don’t have snow today, here was a view from a local hiking spot I went to yesterday.

We didn’t go anywhere for Christmas this year, but the cat kept us entertained. He doesn’t need presents, just the wrapping paper will do.

Pike’s Peak

Garden of the Gods

One messed up black squirrel

A red-tail in its nest…with an eagle’s nest above it. Obviously with big nests come lots of bird poop

And the red-tail leaving it’s nest.

For those who don’t get to see fall colors…