A Pair of Pears
… on a late summer day in the mountains Image copyrighted. Any & all use requires licensing from Martha Lochert.
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Happy Birthday, Dear George
This is Pickles. She’s an adorable Scottish Border Collie. She is one of the joys of her human mommy’s life, so in honor of that mother’s birthday, which is today, Pickles and I say: “happy birthday to you!”
He’s a fly not a bee …
On a recent “macro-ing” trip to Mt. Lemmon my friend and I encountered this unique-looking creature, which is a fly, not a bee. We spent a long time following this little guy from plant to plant trying to photograph him as he went about his business. This particular fly with the orange body and stiff protruding […]
September 11th Remembered
No words necessary, as we lift up the memories of the lives lost ten years ago today. Image copyrighted. Any use requires licensing from Martha Lochert http://www.MarthaLochertPhotography.com
Beetle in the Grass
Call me a nerd. Sunday I spent a wonderful day at Mt. Lemmon with my friend Jim. He has a new camera system, so we went “macro-ing” for tiny wildflowers and whatever wee little critters we could find. After a few hours hiking around, joyful in the treasures we had captured with our macro lenses, we joined […]
Sunset Beauty Moment
White Prickly Poppy (Argemone mexicana) or “Cowboy’s Egg” at sunset in Gardner Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains of southern Arizona. 1/125 second at f 7.1 – ISO 3200 with diffused fill-flash All parts of this year-round bloomer, known by the Aztecs as “nourishment for the dead” have psychoactive properties. Shamans used it for journeys to […]
