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My Camino - May 2018
June 19, 2018 - It's gray and rainy. Perfect time to make a short video of our pilgrimage walk last month along the Camino Frances in Sp...
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Lions!
May 07, 2018 - It's been a very long time since I last posted here on my blog. Oops!
On my March trip to Botswana, one of the memories...
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2017 Seventeen
December 29, 2017 - It's that time of year when photographers post their 2017 favorites. Here's my take on that: Kirsten's 2017 Seventeen! -...
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Chihuly Garden in Seattle
October 31, 2017 - I've always loved art glass. I cherish my grandmother's red glass pieces that were given to me when she passed away.
As...
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Choo-Choo!!
September 27, 2017 - We took a ride on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad last weekend. Most of the day was quite rainy but it was still a...
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Point Reyes National Seashore
August 10, 2017 - I am a big fan of our nation's national parks. When I spent a day and half last month at Point Reyes National Seashore i...
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Valley Specialties
March 25, 2017 - There are a number of birds that, if you'd like to see them in the U.S., you generally need to venture to south Texas in...
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Happy Valentine's Day 2017
February 14, 2017 - Smile and do something joyful today!
~ Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2016
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Winter Birds
January 12, 2017 - With today's high temperature predicted to be 79 degrees, it's hard to imagine just how cold it was here in Texas this p...
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2016 Sixteen
January 03, 2017 - It's that time of year when photographers post "my favorites from 2016" so here's my take on that - Kirsten's 2016 Sixte...
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2016 Birds
December 19, 2016 - It's that time of year again. Grab a cup o' your favored beverage and sit for a spell to enjoy a video of 2016's birds....
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Christmas Vacation 2016
December 15, 2016 - On average, every other year for the past 12 or so years, I've taken a holiday vacation to the Christmas Markets in and...
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Take Your Camera Everywhere
November 28, 2016 - I recently took a road trip to Florida to care for my mother post hip-replacement. I was able to snap a few photos along...
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10/1/16 Balloon Glow Timelapse
October 15, 2016 - 500+ shots in 20 seconds!
10/1/16 Balloon Glow at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
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Up Up and Away with Crystal Blue
October 13, 2016 - An amazing ballooning experience! Click for the full balloon ride story...
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Balloons!
September 26, 2016 - I like balloons. I bought a Mickey Mouse balloon inside a balloon at Magic Kingdom a few years back; dragged it around f...
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Flowers at His Feet
September 19, 2016 - This quote from "Les Misérables" seemed a perfect match for this image.
The photo is a focus-stacked composite of eight...
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Todd Lake
September 08, 2016 - One beautiful August night at Todd Lake in central Oregon + three photos + many hours in Photoshop =
The original sho...
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Smith Rock Sunset
September 01, 2016 - Here's a sneak peak of what I'm shooting in central Oregon this week.
"Smith Rock Sunset"
Stars, milky way, etc. pho...
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Shall We Dance
August 26, 2016 - The other night I dreamed of a hummingbird, fuchsia and blue and... it's too faded now to recall. But, it's made me go b...
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The Lucky First-Time Cruiser
August 19, 2016 - For a few years before my mother retired, I'd said I'd take her on a Norwegian fjord cruise when she did. It was time to...
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Nambia 2016
August 10, 2016 - I discovered Adobe Spark a couple of weeks ago and thought it might be a good format to present my recent Nambia photo s...
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Hottentots Holland Day Tour with Birding Africa
July 19, 2016 - When I began to plan my Namibia trip, it became clear that RT airfare to/from Cape Town was going to be significantly le...
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"Kings of South Georgia" is Wildlife Photo of the Day for 7/14/16!
July 14, 2016 - A happy moment of recognition today, "Kings of South Georgia" has been selected as the Wildlife Photo of the Day for 7/1...
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"Aren't You Afraid to Travel Alone?"
June 17, 2016 - I can't help my enthusiasm. In a few days I depart for South Africa and Namibia. When I tell people where I'm off to and...
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Black-billed Nightingale Thrush
June 13, 2016 - Hello!
I am the Black-billed Nightingale Thrush. I can be found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Listen for my song - https:/...
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Arizona Is Not Just Desert
June 08, 2016 - The Waterfall Trail at Fossil Creek near Pine, AZ is not a place you decide to just pop over to. You must intend to visi...
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Arizona Birds, Part II
June 06, 2016 - "Hey, Kirsten - got any more bird photos from Arizona to share?"
Well, of course I do!
Eared Grebe
Abert's Towhee...
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Petrified Forest National Forest
June 03, 2016 - A couple of hours east of Flagstaff lies Petrified Forest National Park. If you like geology and landscape, you should v...
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Lower Antelope Canyon
May 20, 2016 - Everyone and their brother has photographed Lower Antelope Canyon near Page, AZ, but I like to think it's still possible...
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Thar Be Dragons!
May 16, 2016 - Along with squirrels and birds, I'm really loving the dragons lizards here in Arizona.
The Desert Spiny Lizard who suns...
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Arizona Birds
May 11, 2016 - Before I visit a new place, I make a bird "wish list". What have I never seen that I might find in this area?
My list f...
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Squirrel!
May 02, 2016 - Greetings from Flagstaff, Arizona where I've become smitten with the Abert's Squirrel!
More to come of these little dev...
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Texas Panhandle
March 31, 2016 - I made a brief stop in the Texas panhandle last week. I really ought to spend some extended time here.
The landscape is...
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Ahhh...
March 29, 2016 - You know how great it feels to find something to reach that itchy spot on your back that you can't reach yourself? Yea,...
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Atop of Osorno, Photographer Problems
March 08, 2016 - To the tune of ON TOP OF OLD SMOKEY
"Atop of Osorno, all covered with snow.
I lost my poor lens cap; know not where it...
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The Cape that Could
January 28, 2016 - Sometimes you find yourself in a place so marvelous you don't want to leave. Cape Bougainville (The Falkands) in January...
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The Fludgling
January 25, 2016 - Fludge (verb) - to accidentally fledge.
I recently took a cruise vacation in South America. While I wade through the pi...
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Birds of 2015
December 22, 2015 - You may guess from looking at this photo blog that I have become an avid birder in the last couple of years. 'Tis true!...
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Florida Sandhills
December 10, 2015 - In most parts of the U.S. Sandhill Cranes migrate, but in Florida there are populations that reside year-round. I recent...
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Got to Be a Part of It
November 19, 2015 - I have extended family near New York City, so I try to get up there every year or two. I took a quick trip at the end of...
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Channeling My Inner Mangelsen
October 12, 2015 - One of the first names that comes to mind when you mention "wildlife photographer" is Tom Mangelsen. If you've ever been...
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Grand Prismatic Spring
October 09, 2015 - Late September 2013 - destination Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Then, there was a government shutdown whic...
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Mills Lake
September 10, 2015 - While in Colorado last month, I visited Rocky Mountain National Park twice or more a week. I explored much more of the p...
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Greetings from Colorado (Part III)
August 30, 2015 - Wow, does a month go by quickly?! It's nearly time for me to head back to Texas.
Lest you think I only shoot photos of...
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Greetings from Colorado!! (Part II)
August 21, 2015 - Still loving my time here in the Rockies! Here are a few friends I made this past week.
Mule Deer
Yellow-bellied Marmo...
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Greetings from Colorado!
August 12, 2015 - I've left the heat and humidity of August in Houston behind and escaped to Colorado! It's so nice to get outdoors and sh...
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The Good and the Bad
July 04, 2015 - I’ve been aboard the National Geographic Explorer on an arctic journey of Svalbard, East Greenland and Iceland since Jun...
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Electricians Needed??
June 18, 2015 - Part of the fun of traveling is seeing how other cultures do things.
Part of the horror of traveling is seeing how othe...
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Happiest Army on Earth
June 12, 2015 - From the files of my very first photography tour. Bhutan, November 2008.
We passed a military transport of the happiest...
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Travel Takes My Breath Away
June 09, 2015 - There are some travel spots that actually exceed the hype. The first for me was Macchu Picchu. I'd planned to go there s...
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White-throated Magpie-Jay
March 11, 2015 - Last week I took a little vacation to Costa Rica. It wasn't truly a birding trip, but I did my best to make it one.;)
B...
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Zum Christkindlesmarkt
January 21, 2015 - In 2006 I took my first Christmas markets trip along the Danube from Nuremberg, Germany to Vienna, Austria. That began a...
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