Posts by Hal

Hawn State Park – 10.12.20

Yesterday we took off and headed down to Hawn State Park to find some color in the trees. This is...

Clouded Sulphur Butterfly

This may be my last butterfly capture of the year. It’s getting very late for them to still be around....

A visit to Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum

I recently made a visit to the Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum. What a treasure this is for St. Louis. I...

Seasons change

Seasons change and flowers fade,Everything starts to turn.But hope remains as seasons change,Is a lesson to be learned.

A few minutes in time

What difference does a few minutes make? It seems like the first time in forever… that is shooting a landscape...

Tiger swallowtails on zinnias

These are two of my favorite butterfly images. The light on the top image was magical. It was late afternoon...

Ode to the hummingbird

Forests teeming,Emeralds greening,Always on the wing.Here she goes,There she goes,Rarely to be seen.Nature’s growing,Always sowing,Providing for these little ones.But she...

What I’ve learned since Covid started

Perhaps like you, I’ve spent a lot more time around the house since Covid began than before it all started....

Shine your light…

and watch the magic happen. There are a few magical moments like this that keep me shooting. The overhead light...

Poetry in motion

While glassing birds and beautyflies (butterflies) in my backyard, I try to learn something new about their behavior instead of...

I’ll see you later. I’m going for a walk.

Soon they will be gone – both the flowers and the winged wonders that feed off them. But isn’t that...

Choices

I’m glad that God, in his infinite wisdom, gave us choices. There are many things in life I love, and...

Questions, questions, questions

Since I receive many questions about how I go about photographing birds and butterflies in my backyard, I thought I’d...

Dreamsicle

Monarch on zinnia

We delight in beauty…

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that...

My shield

But you, O Lord, are always my shield from danger;you give me victory and restore my courage.I call to the Lord for help, and from...

Psalm 139

This is a portion of my favorite chapter in all of scripture. Seems fitting for today. “Where can I go...

Goldfinch additions

Butterfly additions

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Recent additions

Dogwood Canyon

This waterfall is located at Dogwood Canyon, which is a paid attraction owned by BassPro Shops, south of Branson, MO....

Top of the Rock

I captured this image of the bronze sculpture “End of the Trail” at Top of the Rock near Branson, MO...

Sticking your neck out

You have to stick your neck out if you want to get where you’re going.

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