What it is... An Ancient Samurai Training Arena.
Very Cool huh! It was left intact when they built the hotel behind it.
Note the footbridge that leads to the lobby...
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This week's Photo Hunt Theme: Water.
I got these shots during our most recent, and seemingly never ending rain storm. Amazingly, just using my 18/55 lens. For now I can only wish I had a Macro... at least until my b-day, I hope the present fairy is paying close attention to my wish list :)
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Trying to capture a special family moment in a heavily populated area is always a challenge. It's often difficult, if not impossible to keep random persons from aimlessly straying into the frame. You curse under your breath and keep fingers crossed that some fancy photoshopping will later erase the unwanted nomads.
Yeah, about that...
Here's a terrific family photo - but it's not mine... the little guy on the left is -- casually meandering into their family portrait... Gotta love that!
Every morning this gorgeous honey saunters down to our bird feeder buffet and helps herself to the assortment of goodies. I've taken to calling her Abigail and have noticed she's got quite a keen palate. She struts down about the same time for each visit, so just before I've been sneaking out and adding grapes and apples to the menu. Just for her. Let me be the first (and prolly only) to report that Abigail's excitement is matched only by her enthusiasm, never leaving a crumb behind.
I'm pretty sure my little woman is nesting somewheres in the tree line behind our house. Usually about twice a day we have an entire 'flock' or 'rafter' of turkeys come through the yard... but Abigail has been meandering down all by her lonesome for about a month now. Let's hope that'll mean baby turkey photos! Oh, now that would be quite dandy :)
What a gorgeous girl!
Today was awesome for wildlife watching at our house. During the course of the day we saw two bunnies, four turkeys, a snake and a Mama Deer with her Fawn. Talk about amazing. I captured the following three shots all in our backyard, about 10-15 feet from our back door... you'd never know we actually live in town.
I think Turkeys are beautiful birds...
they're actually quite graceful and alluring.
Discovered two very cool things today -- First this really sweet Toadie in the flower bed and Second a hip blog where folks link to show off terrific photos of critters they've captured. It's really swell and if you love animals as much as I do, you'll adore it.
Wouldn'tcha know it... the sun ducked behind some cloud coverage... but the shots are still quite splendid! What a sweet little guy. And he really was 'toad-ally' little (I know, bad, really bad - I can't help myself) - prolly only about 2.5 inches long.
