Track Invitational, 365

These are pictures of my daughter's track invitational. I didn't know the girl doing the pole vault but I thought that was an incredible feat. I love to watch them.

Sad sad swan story

I know everyone is waiting to hear my sad story of my Gahanna swans. They were so beautiful you see and I loved them. It was a joyous day when I first saw them and photographed them. Then April 1st came. You would think that this was a day for pranks, but actually turned out a day of reconning. The very person that told me about these great creatures, was the same who burst my bubble. How could that be? Well, as the story goes is this. They are FAKE. Yes, indeed they are. My office manager broke the news this morning. The funny story... She had been giving them crackers everyday and realized they were not eating. So, one of the other nurses and she went to the pond to see if they were okay. That is when they realized they were plastic. I never saw it. I'm sure because I was being a GREAT photographer and looking through my lens and getting that great shot. So today, I took that walk again and low and behold, they were as plastic as plastic can be. I think I have never felt so foolish but it felt good to laugh that hard. Everyone got a kick out of me actually taking pictures of them. My response? At least I didn't feed them everyday! True story. Unfortunately, not April Fools!

The swans of Gahanna, 365

I was having a dreary day at work and while at lunch, my office manager mentioned that we had swans in the pond behind our building. I remembered from my failed photo shoot yesterday that I had my camera in the car. So, I quickly ran and got it. These are the most beautiful creatures that I have ever seen. They totally moved in sync with each other while not taking their eyes off of me. What a great day it turned out to be. Enjoy. Be sure and double click on the picture to see their detail.

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Something green

A walk in the park, part 1 365 - 66-69

Took a walk behind our house here in Dublin. It was finally 70 degrees today and time to catch up on the photography. I just got tired of "old man winter" pictures. So Spring has begun even though we have more days of cold. I will repeat these pictures when the green comes along soon, I hope.

A walk in the park, part 2 showing the ravages of winter in OH

A walk in the park, finale 365