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Orange maple leaves

16 Nov 2011

Orange maple leaves More leaves! I think I waited too long for the Japanese maple leaves in the yard, but maybe I’ll take a couple of shots of them on the ground before raking them up.

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Obligatory maple leaf photo Yay, a photo! There are a couple of trees with these extra-garish leaves on our usual walk through Rock Creek Park. Oliver isn’t very interested in stopping to look at them unless there are some hanging … Continue reading

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Red stars

17 May 2011

Red stars It turns out it’s possible to walk around the yard taking photos with a baby strapped on with one of these. My lens did get groped when I wasn’t paying attention…

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Glowing helicopters

3 May 2011

Glowing helicopters We went to Brookside Gardens to check out the azaleas and found these extra-bright maple seeds by the goose poo pond.

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Grounded samara

7 May 2010

Grounded samara I brought the K20D all the way to Alaska and it only worked for a couple of photos. Back home in the backyard it’s totally reliable – so frustrating! All the little helicopter seeds on the red maple … Continue reading

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