Morning Light

My friend Case used to tell me that things always look better in the morning light.

She may have been right, but right now, I have a headache. Not a bad one; not one that a few more hours of sleep will not cure.

: )

This photo makes me smile ... even though I had a tough time deciding where to crop it because it is more of a horizontal shot, and I really only have a 5-inch width to work with on this template ... and I could change to a wider one, but please! Too much work! Anyway, keep in mind this is a portion of the picture.



I was shooting the magnolia tree (again), and whilst I was focusing on the lowest bloom, this bumblebee flew in and out of the frame a couple of times. And it never stayed around long enough for me to snap a shot, let alone focus, so I sort of gave up on it ... even though I thought (and still think) that a closeup shot of a bee on the petals would be cool.

Then I took a shot of the blooms against the midday sky and put the camera away.

Then, when I was looking at the pictures, later, I saw this one and thought, oh, I managed to get a shot of a bird flying by! And I was happy because I like photos with birds ... and then I realized, it was the bumblebee that had eluded me earlier.

: )