Last Night I Dreamed I Was A Swan

Last Night I Dreamed I Was A Swan, originally uploaded by Swampier.

Some of us have a face that only a mother could love. Perhaps the Turkey Vulture has a face that fits its role in nature. The Turkey Vulture is a scavenger and feeds almost exclusively on carrion. It finds its meals using its keen vision and sense of smell, flying low enough to detect the gasses produced by the beginnings of the process of decay in dead animals. Lacking a syrinx—the vocal organ of birds—its only vocalizations are grunts or low hisses. But he posed nicely for his portrait.

Grass Tassel

Grass Tassel, originally uploaded by Swampier.

I was retrieving my paper this morning while the sprinkler was going. I noticed the light glistening off the droplets of water on the fountain grass. I went in the house to drop off the paper and grabbed my camera. I took a few shots of the tassels (I was in my jammies) and the droplets and details showed up pretty well.