Black Rock Mountain State Park, Nov 2018

This was the “fall fling” overnight outing for the Sonny Day Hikers.  The weather was rain or fog on the mountain the whole time, but Black Rock Lake was below the clouds.  So I spent the first afternoon at the lake.  The view from…

Waterfalls and fall color, November 2018

An outing with the North Georgia Photography Club to some waterfalls and in search of fall color.  We visited the falls on Dick’s Creek near Turner Crossroad, then on to Helton Creek Falls and ended up at Vogel State Park.  The color was excellent,…

October 2018

The best pictures I took during October.  The first two are a sunrise at Lake Lanier, and the next four are a Yonah Trails Preserver outside Cleveland, Ga.  Then follow a number of shots from the Cumming Fair.  And lastly, an amazing sunrise late…

Latest updates and issues

November 2, 2018:  After a few months of not being allowed to upload any pictures, the problem has been resolved.  However, and this is still a significant problem, the thumbnail pictures are all quite out of focus.  The actual pictures are sharp if viewed…

August 2018

A variety of stuff from August 2018. First, a set of mushroom shots from a venture to Chicopee Woods with the Sonny Day Hikers. Then shots from the Greenway near Fowler Park, a daylily seedpod shell from the backyard, and some sunrises at Lake…

Late July 2018

A variety of shots from the yard, and one of reflections in Dick’s Creek.

Gibbs Gardens in July 2018

This summer’s trip to Gibbs Gardens was a good as ever, with many interesting opportunities.

Smith Creek Trail, July 2018

A day with the Sonny Day Hikers.  We began at the parking lot for Ana-Ruby Falls, progressed to the falls, and then took the 4.5 mile trail down to the campground at Unicoi State Park.  It was quite a hike, with numerous mushrooms (a…

Blooms in the yard, July 2018

A few blooms in my yard this summer:

Native Plants, July 7

Made a run to the garden before the rains came.  Got a number of species I had never shot before.