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A Photo A Day

"A Photo A Day" is a not-quite-daily presentation of a photo and commentary by Scott Shephard

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"A Photo A Day" is a not-quite-daily presentation of a photo and commentary by Scott Shephard

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26.01.26 Only for a Moment and the Moment's Gone (Part 3)
26.01.26 Only for a Moment and the Moment's Gone (Part 3)
about a week ago

A photo isn’t always about some lost moment . . .

26.01.25 Only for a Moment and the Moment's Gone (Part 2)
26.01.25 Only for a Moment and the Moment's Gone (Part 2)
about a week ago

I have to wonder if the person who mowed this lawn used GPS to get the lines so perfectly straight and perpendicular?

26.01.24 Only for a Moment and the Moment's Gone
26.01.24 Only for a Moment and the Moment's Gone
about a week ago

This was the only good shot I got of this group. It all fell apart shortly afterwards.

25.12.25 Hope
25.12.25 Hope
about a month ago

Considering yet another sunrise as a symbol of something much more than that.

25.08.13 Fifty Years Ago
25.08.13 Fifty Years Ago
about 5 months ago

Today we celebrate 50 years of wedded bliss.

25.07.07 Twelve, Five & Ten
25.07.07 Twelve, Five & Ten
about 7 months ago

Glenny, Maggie and Ibby strike a relaxed and happy pose.

25.06.15 Almost 5
25.06.15 Almost 5
about 7 months ago

Maggie turns 5 in July

25.06.14 Campground Scooter Gang?
25.06.14 Campground Scooter Gang?
about 7 months ago

The grandchildren are getting pretty good at striking a pose for me.


04-06-16 Rite of Spring

April 06, 2016 in Blog, flower, Macro, Seasons

By Scott Shephard

As I look out of my office window, I am more conscious than ever of the fact that the building covenants in our neighborhood are what I am calling "anti-color." That translates as "earth tones" which translates as "dull."

Add heavy clouds, light haze and mostly brown grass to the nearly colorless painting schemes and you have a prescription for the early spring South Dakota blues.

A pill might help. But how about taking in bright, purple crocus flowers, which seem to flaunt the color covenants in our part of town instead? You have to get down on your hands and knees to see them as they are pictured here. But why not bow down to this wonderful little iconoclast?

Canon 5DII 1/250s f/3.2 ISO400 100mm 

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