Flowers and their pollinators
Just imagine collecting pollen in a mandala many times your size. Awesome!
Véronique De Jaegher
Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, I lived 20 years in the San Francisco Bay Area and have been living in Sierra County, NM for the last 20 years. I have been taking photographs for 40 years as a way of sharing my point of view. Beauty surrounds us, we just need to pay attention. I believe in the power of images as they say “One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words”. ”Local” is very important because we can engage in a more personnel way whether reading the news or buying food. That’s why I was sorry to see the Sierra County Sun go and want to support the Sierra County Citizen by being on the board of the Sierra County Public-Interest Journalism Project and posting local images.
Desert Blooms
Thanks to spring rains many wildflowers brighten the landscape.
Enjoy!
Concerto in Thistle major
Thistles flowers are some of the first flowers to appear in the landscape. They attract many butterflies such as the monarch, skippers, and the various types of tiger swallowtail. My favorites!
Early Monsoon
A very unexpected and pleasant surprise! On the nite of Saturday 5/13 Kingston got doused with 1.15″ of rain. You can see the enlarged photographs by clicking on them.
Private property owner blocks access to Gila National Forest in Kingston
A gate with lock and no trespassing sign has recently been installed in Kingston, blocking access to Forest Road 40E. Historic images of Middle Percha Creek show what lies beyond this gate.
water & ice
A dreadful hike takes us to fairyland.
Enjoy!
Icy creek
During cold weather I love to walk along creeks to catch images of the infinite variations of the way water freezes.
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Lichens
Lichen are thriving with all the moisture we have been blessed with.
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Snow!
Happy New Year!
A hike with views
I love to hike up through open landscape. The reward...fantastic views...
Ice crystals on wood
Very cold mornings (10ºF) will produce ice crystals. Once the sun hits it they all disappear into thin air. If you are a fan of ice formations check out the latest posting on
http://blackrange.org/the-black-range-naturalist/
Go to chapter " ICE"
Bosque del Apache
We stopped by Bosque at the end of the day hoping to see birds and wildlife but all we saw was human birds armed with cameras with impressive lenses.
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