Apple Blossoms

May 31, 2020

Beautiful Spring weather has finally arrived to the New York Capital District! On this beautiful weekend day, I spent some time walking our apple trees and photographing the blossoms with the Canon 7D Mark II and the EF 100-400 F/4.5-5.6L lens; yes I was also trying to capture a few birds that afternoon.

We have about ten apple trees consisting of Honeycrisp and Norther Spey varieties. Last Fall I pruned these 9 year-old dwarf and semi-dwarf trees back quite a bit to open them up and let more air into the trees. I am hoping for a better fruit crop in 2020. If these blossoms are an indication, we are well on our way.

Color photos were processed in Adobe Lightroom and the black and white photos were processed in Adobe Photoshop with Nik Silver Efex Pro plug-in applying a Fuji ACROS filter and select Dodge & Burn.

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Jake

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We have welcomed two new puppies into our home this past month.

The second is Jake, a Black Labrador Retriever.

Arthur

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Pump House on the lake shore - Canon 7D MII | EF 135MM F2L

Burlington, VT

June 23, 2019

For Father’s Day Weekend, we spent a couple days in Burlington Vermont for a soccer tournament. We stayed downtown at the Marriott Courtyard, which was convenient for getting out-and-about to take some photos when we were not at the soccer field. I managed to walk just short of 10 miles while out taking pics; visiting Church Street, the lake shore, and the University of Vermont during the weekend.

Eastern Cottontail

April 22, 2019

There are a number of Eastern Cottontails that have taken up residence on our property. The rabbits mostly are harmless with the exception of the early-summer vegetable garden, which we have fenced off this Spring. The bunnies also attract the hawks and owls periodically, who do a decent job of keeping the bunny population in control.

Northern Gray Squirrel looks into the camera

Northern Gray Squirrels of Winter

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A recurring visitor to our bird feeders are the Northern Gray Squirrels who frequently gorge themselves on bird feed. Not shy about hopping right up and helping themselves, they typically play nicely with most of the birds, while the Blue Jays will assert themselves and drive the squirrels away.

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