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Day 279…Powered Paragliding

Welcome to day 279 of  365 photos…We saw this guy while we were at the Oceana Pier in Atlantic Beach today. We were  doing a bit of sight-seeing with son, Troy, who is here for a few days from Maryland. I have seen folks in ultra-lights before but this looked different so I snapped a […]

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Day 278…Sharks!

Welcome to day 278 of  365 photos…Today’s photos of sharks was taken yesterday.  We had a VERY rainy day today and it didn’t stop until around dinner time so I didn’t get out to take a photo. The sharks were taken at the pier yesterday. It is not usual to see sharks at the pier […]

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Day 277…Ruddy Turnstone

Welcome to day 277 of  365 photos…Ruddy Turnstone is a shore bird that turns stones (hence the name, I guess), algae, sticks, and other items to find food underneath. Probes in cracks. Pecks at food on surface of rocks. This particular one was probing for bits of food left on the railing at the pier. […]

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Day 276…Pumpkins

Welcome to day 276 of  365 photos…Pumpkins are everywhere these days – ready for Halloween and fall decorating. Once a pumpkin has been carved it has a short life span, usually not more than a few days. There are some steps you can take to make it last longer. All About Pumpkins website gives these […]

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Day 275…Tryon Palace Gardens

Welcome to day 275 of  365 photos…I actually saw Tryon Palace gardens yesterday while I was at the Mum Fest in New Bern. I just had to post the photos today.  From tryonpalace.org: “Royal Governor William Tryon and his family brought architect John Hawks from London to design and build the Georgian-style structure. Completed in […]

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Day 274…Mum Fest – New Bern, NC

Welcome to day 274 of  365 photos…today began the 34th annual Mum Fest in New Bern, NC. Although we have lived here for almost three years, we have never been to the festival. Mr. B was doing his volunteer thing today so I headed out by myself this morning. I arrived early and was very […]

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Day 273…Fishing

Welcome to day 273 of  365 photos…Fishing is a huge pass-time here, as you might imagine. There are certain times of the year that brings the fishermen out in droves and right now is one of them. You can see folks fishing both from boats and from the shore at just about any time of […]

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Day 272…Early Morning Photos

Welcome to day 272 of  365 photos…Those of you that know me know that early morning photos are rare for me. I may be up in the morning , but doing something constructive doesn’t usually happen until late morning. If you read my post yesterday, you know that that I was out and about before […]

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Day 271…Lunar Eclipse – 10/8/2014

Welcome to day 271 of  365 photos…I decided to wake up early this morning to TRY to photograph the lunar eclipse that everyone has been talking about. That decision was made at about 9 PM last night.  There was a slight problem though – I really haven’t done much night photography. I didn’t let that […]

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Day 270…National Bathtub Day

Welcome to day 270 of  365 photos…yep! it is really National Bathtub Day. This is a good thing because I was feeling under the weather today and didn’t go anywhere.  I viewed daysoftheyear.com, the self-proclaimed resource for worldwide events, festivals, funny, weird and wonderful “Days Of The Year”. National Bathtub Day worked for me – […]

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