Happy Birthday Mozart!

It's Mozart's 250th birthday today! One of the all time great composers of music!

It's a birthday bash being heard around the world. The cobblestoned and turreted city of Mozart's birth was the focal point for Friday's 250th anniversary celebrations - but the sound of the master's music was being heard around the globe.

Orchestras halls and opera houses worldwide planned performances of his works. Piano students scheduled Mozart marathons and puppeteers were planning jubilee performances as hundreds of cities across five continents toasted the musical genius.

For mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager, Mozart is "a gift from God" and "the light I orient my life around."

Salzburg cabbie Andrea Gautsch put it more simply Friday: "For us, Mozart came with mother's milk." continue reading

A new Macro lens!

I just ordered my own Christmas present! The "Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon AF". I have wanted this lens for quite sometime but was going to wait until spring to order it. But, then I thought "why not order it now and really run up the old credit cards" ... haha After all, it is Christmas time :O) I ordered the "Sigma Electronic Flash EF 500 DG Super for Canon AF" and a cable shutter release a couple of weeks ago. I haven't messed with the flash much yet but I'm sure it has to be much better than the "on-board" flash on the Rebel. I have read good reports about this Sigma flash in all the photography forums. I should receive the new Macro lens on Dec 21st. I just love it when that "brown" truck pulls up in front of my house!

A little sparrow enjoying the sunflower seeds.

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Thanksgiving Eve Sunset

Thanksgiving Eve Sunset
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What a wonderful gorgeous sunset display in the sky this evening! Totally awesome!

OMG!!!!!!!

I'm probably going to shoot myself tomorrow for doing it .......... BUT ......... I ordered the "BIGMA"!! Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX APO DG HSM for Canon AF. I even ordered it "2nd day air"! I think I have totally lost my mind now that I am so old! LOL I turned 57 last Saturday so this is my belated birthday present to myself. I can hardly wait to get that hot little baby in my hands.

Chickadee

A little Chickadee grabbing a seed. Not a great shot cause it was too dark and cloudy outside when I shot it ... plus it was shot thru the window!

Picnic at New Harmony State Park

It was a beautiful day for the annual "old ladies weenie roast". LOL Even the old dirty river looked pretty yesterday.




Jan and Veronica had a great time roasting weenies and acting like a couple of teenagers! I have never heard such "cackling". They have no idea of how many birds they scared away! (Trish, sorry that you couldn't go with us)



I attempted to shoot some birds but due to the excessive "cackling", I was unsuccessful! haaaaaa



The trees in the park were just gorgeous. I will post some shots of New Harmony later. That is one beautiful place during autumn. Veronica is lucky enough to be living there so she can see the beauty of this quaint little historical town every day!

A little color.......

 
 

Not a lot of color around here yet!

 
 

Photos from this week

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Ain't It The Truth!!!!!

Ruby-throated (male)

A Hummer "wannabe"

A busy Bee (best viewed at larger size ... just click the photo)

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Drinking Liquid Sugar!

Pretty Hummer

Hanging On

Hanging On
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This is one of my fave hummer shots. Even tho he is hanging on to the lousy feeder, it is still a great shot. I love the colors also.

This says it all......

Wednesday Photos (so I am a few days late)

Great Blue Heron taken at Dolan's Lake

Eastern Kingbird

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

This little deer was peeking at us through the corn

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Eastern PondHawk and Common Whitetail

A few from yesterday. Too hot around here to stay outside for very long!



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