A little of this, a little of that

One of my favorite things to do is just have my camera with me and take pictures of whatever strikes my fancy. I haven't done a blog post in a while but of course I have been out taking pictures. I chose some random ones from that last week that I like. 

This was taken from the 5th floor window -- there was a hawk on the corner of the building -- just one of those cool and random things ... 

A nice long view of the pong -- one of my favorite places on campus .... 

This cardinal visits me quite often when I am sitting at the pond (which I do almost every day). He was within a foot of me and clearly made his presence known 

part of the pond -- there are always interesting plants around the edges and it was such a beautiful day when I took this -- I loved the ripples in the water and the reflected clouds 

I love getting at just the right angle to make an interesting picture -- there were lots of fluffy white clouds and the smoke stack is back lit -- just a fun image to capture 

There is always lots of wildlife by the pond and I have taken lots of photos of ducks but very rarely do I get one taking a drink and reflected so nicely in the surface ... 

this one was just too cute -- I was sitting on one of the benches reading and all of a sudden this chipmunk pops its head up between the rocks -- 

I love getting pictures of the sky and this was particularly beautiful. -- I also love the silhouetted leaves

some purple flowers -- I liked the way they were clustered together... 

from the over pass in the evening -- what I really like about this one is the reflection of the ceiling lights and then the sky through the windows -- a fun view 

we have had some pretty impressive sunsets lately -- I really like the striping and the the shape of the tree in this one 

this is all about the colors of the sky -- the pink was so pretty and I loved the layering of the clouds

some simple white flowers in front of a fence near my apartment -- sometimes there is something to be said for simple 

I love trees and reflections -- this is in one of the apartment buildings I walk by -- just thought it was pretty 

Some tiny pink roses -- still in bloom in September

Crows on a wire -- seen on the walk in one morning -- I thought it was interesting how the way they were sitting was similar 

one of the many cute little birds that are all over campus -- don't know what it is but I loved how it was sitting on  the wall

another view of my cardinal -- you can't tell from the picture but he was right behind the bench I was sitting on looking at me

I really loved the reflection  -- such a beautiful bird -- don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing him and taking his picture

a chipmunk in a tree above my head -- just too funny

one of the beautiful sunsets reflected in the windows -- I liked how many windows you can see it in 

a simple clover -- i really like the green background on this one 

I love the line of thistles with the butterfly in the middle and the shapes of all the stalks

the lighting on the bee was just perfect and I love the contrast of black and white -- and yes this is taken with my macro lens 

a really close up of part of a cat tail -- a very new and green one 

this was a pretty interesting sculpture that I came across as I was walking on the trail.


Thanks as always for sharing my photos with me -- don't know when or what my next post will be about but know that I will keep taking photos and will keep sharing them with you