Ann Arbor at Dusk

Chrissy and I went into Ann Arbor last night to have some drinks at our favorite restuaurant, Red Hawk, on State Street. We walked around a bit taking some pics. Enjoy.

The Michigan Theater.



Another shot. It's become a tradition of ours to see the old silent film Nosferatu here on Halloween, complete with a live organ.



A bar next to the parking garage.



The State Theater. This theater plays older films at midnight every Saturday. Nothing like watching the shootout scene in the film Heat at 3 in the morning.



Nickel's Arcade, home to overpriced goods.



Inside Red Hawk.



One of U of M's overfed squirrels.



A lone Tulip at dusk.

Birds, Birds, Birds

  We found a great park over the weekend to take pictures of birds and other animals at. Some of the smaller birds will even eat right out of your hand. Enjoy.

A Cardinal on the ground.



A Nuthatch hanging on a tree.



Another Cardinal



A Red-Bellied Woodpecker on a stump.



A Tufted Titmouse.



Another Nuthatch.



Another Cardinal.



A Black-Capped Chickadee eating off Chrissy's head.



Some Sandhill Cranes eating in some brush.




A close-up of a Sandhill Crane.



A Great Egret.



A Chipmunk watching from a dead tree.


A screaming Red-Wing Blackbird.



A Chickadee eats out of my hand.

Around Ann Arbor

Some pics from a few days ago taken at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Gallup Park in Ann Arbor. Enjoy.

The flowers outside the botanical gardens.













A Red-Winged Blackbird on a Sycamore Tree.



Another Red-Winged Blackbird hangs on some reeds.



A wet gosling eating.



A Goose at Gallup Park.



A Robin hunts for worms.



A Mute Swan pruning its feathers.



A small finch atop a dead tree.

Last Weekend

We visited Chrissy's Grandma's house last weekend. She lives near an old barn owned by the family, so I took some pictures during our walk through it.

An old tractor seat that's fallen apart.




Riley on the swing.



Aedan biting his lip.




Chrissy and Riley climbing into the barn.

Rainy Day Blues

It's been raining all day, so I didn't get to go out and take pics. I went through some of my old photos, and reprocessed some pics I took at the Howell Conference and Nature Center. These are pics of an injured Great Egret, who was found in living off the bugs on car grills in a Lowe's parking lot. Enjoy.

Through the Cracks

An old photo from last summer that slipped through the cracks - a Leopard at the Omaha Zoo. Enjoy.

In the Pines

There's a cool area of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens composed of really tall pines. Below are some pics from there from last night. Enjoy.

Chrissy in some pines.



The sun setting over the pines.



Another shot of the sun.



Looking up.



A pic of Chrissy in the pines. I thought it was interesting to only have her hair in focus.