Category Archives: Close-up Photography

THE BEAUTY AROUND ME ASTOUNDS ME

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Smiles

“The Beauty Around Me” is this week’s theme for my flower photography group. I think the admins are all Seventh-day Adventists, but preaching on the site is minimal. We just do flowers. The group name is FLOWERS FROM ALL OVER … Continue reading →

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BEN CARSON’S FAITH — AND MINE — HAS ALREADY TOUCHED YOUR LIFE

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Smiles

I don’t often write about politics.  And the following article is old news, as “news” goes.  But it tells much about my church (and favorite presidential candidate) which may be news to some of you. Column: Ben Carson’s faith — … Continue reading →

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SAFARI ON A COOL DEWY MORNING

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Smiles

Isn’t it fun, these dewy mornings, to go out early into the garden and see where the bugs spent the night ?   Here are a few of this morning’s camera captures. The recent winds have been hard on the roses.  … Continue reading →

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MORE WET MORNINGS IN THE GARDEN

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Smiles

These wet fall mornings continue (and are expected to continue continuing) to lure me into the garden for dewy and rainy close up photos.  Here are a few recents of Sulfur butterflies on Cone Flower (Echinacea). My first cataract surgery … Continue reading →

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