http://naturephoto.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Nature Photos en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:54:09 GMT 2009-12-31T02:54:09Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964162&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Robert and I got a really special treat today. We took a quad ride all by ourselves today since our friends had other commitments. As we were driving down Pyeatte Draw Road, near Payson, Arizona, I noticed . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:58:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964162&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Toni V. 2009-12-27T05:58:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962174&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace My 2010 calendar is now available for purchase.  All the photographs in this calendar were done by me.  Many of you have told me that I needed to publish a calendar.  I listened and it . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:21:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962174&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Trudy P. 2009-12-24T22:21:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927955&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace   I love the look of the sugar cane plumes this time of year all along the roadsides and old fallow fields...   Cool, gentle breezes Shimmery pink plumes swaying . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:48:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927955&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Sonia M. 2009-12-02T23:48:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901473&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace I've written about bananas before (see links below) so am not going to go on about them except to say, we really love the sweet, small apple bananas, which are the ones we've been growing. I took some . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:00:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901473&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Sonia M. 2009-11-15T09:00:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879484&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace   Last week DH and I took a trip up North to visit family and see some of the beautiful colors of Fall.  I stayed in Philadelphia and DH went to Hawk Mountain in Lenhartsville, PA which . . . Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:36:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879484&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-10-31T22:36:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977852304&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Just visited an organic ginger farm today in preparation for an article about growing ginger in Hawaii and learned a lot of new things ...........I also learned some things about turmeric and will . . . Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:30:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977852304&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Sonia M. 2009-10-14T02:30:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977832925&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Last Friday I took a trip over to Huntington Beach State Park here in South Carolina to see some Fall changes and check for new birds that may have migrated to the area.  In this photo essay I'd . . . Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:48:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977832925&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-10-01T00:48:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977827505&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace It's been too long since I've been over to Huntington Beach State Park and since we have company from up North yesterday gave us an excuse to forget about everything else and go see what we've been missing . . . Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:42:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977827505&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-09-26T19:42:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824084&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace I got a great e-mail talking about the migration of monarchs, and I thought I'd share it.  Little Miss and I have really enjoyed watching them pass through, although there haven't been nearly as . . . Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:19:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977824084&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace April H. 2009-09-24T15:19:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820172&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Ummmm, excuse me? Lady?? Who am I? I'm a Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel. My friends just call me G.M. You can call me G.M. if you'd like. Ummmm, excuse me? Lady?? What are you eating???????   . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:31:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820172&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Toni V. 2009-09-21T06:31:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816511&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace After our fantastic dinner the other night we decided to take a walk on the beach.  The weather is still beautiful here in Myrtle Beach and the water temperature is still in the low 80's.  The . . . Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:15:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816511&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-09-17T19:15:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802186&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace While walking around Broadway at the Beach and having lunch at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville I also took photos of some of the pretty flowers along the way.  I know in some parts of the US the . . . Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:58:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802186&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-09-06T20:58:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977799320&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Cute little baby alligators at the Ripley's Aquarium here in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. See the little guy to the left, here I'll zoom in.... Ha, his eyes are almost as big a his head! . . . Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:07:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977799320&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-09-04T00:07:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977797660&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Ok, I'm not too swift at times and I'm standing in front of this display at Ripley's Aquarium here in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and trying to figure out what the heck I was looking at.  . . . Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:09:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977797660&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-09-02T21:09:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796518&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Here are some cute frogs we saw at the Ripley's Aquarium here in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  They also had a poison dart frog that was really pretty but the lighting was so bad in his aquarium . . . Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:15:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796518&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-09-02T01:15:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796467&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace One of the attractions in the tank tunnel was this sea turtle.  All the children just loved seeing him poke around for food and scratching his face on the branches.  I enjoyed seeing him swim . . . Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:01:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977796467&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-09-02T00:01:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977794853&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace More from Ripley's Aquarium here in Myrtle Beach.  These photos are of non-fish sea-life.  I have no idea of the names of these pretty marine invertebrates are.   . . . Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:45:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977794853&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-08-31T20:45:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977794271&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace These pictures are from two day trips we took out to Eastham to go walking at the Fort Hill area and to visit some of the sights on the Cape Cod National Seashore. Our first trip out came the day after . . . Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:44:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977794271&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-08-31T13:44:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793660&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace On Saturday, August 29th Marianne R . and Kat W . who is visiting Marianne came over and picked me up for a trip to Ripley's Aquarium here in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  We had a beautiful day . . . Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:37:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793660&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-08-30T21:37:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792744&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Living in Hawaii has advantages too numerous to count, but one of the most pleasant for me is the spectacular beauty of the flora. Our friend Carol Noel (don't you just love her name?) . . . Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:36:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792744&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Sonia M. 2009-08-29T21:36:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784965&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Good question! Here is a sampling of where I've been and what I've been doing for the past few months. The future few months look busier than ever as I teach a few classes on Storytelling for Utah State . . . Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:09:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784965&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace David S. 2009-08-24T02:09:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784304&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace My DH isn't as much into photography as I am, he prefers to take video as many of you know.  He's so much better at video than I am, everyone loves his narrations.  Once in a while he takes . . . Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:57:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784304&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-08-23T00:57:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784125&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace The last of my photos taken August 11th at Huntington Beach State Park are a couple of spiders and dragonflies.  These can be found along the trail in back of Atalaya along with the alligators and . . . Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:14:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784125&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-08-22T20:14:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784065&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace I never get tired of seeing the alligators at Huntington Beach State Park.  I actually go looking for them just like most of the tourist.  The best part is seeing them on the back trail between . . . Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:16:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977784065&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-08-22T19:16:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977783107&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace One thing about living close to the beach here in South Carolina, you can see water fowl and birds just about anywhere.  Earlier this week I spotted this Green Heron that comes to visit our pond . . . Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:08:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977783107&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-08-21T20:08:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782051&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace For certain this time, this is a Green Heron taken at Huntington Beach State Park on August 11th.  He was sitting right on the shore waiting to catch a tasty fish breakfast.  I didn't get him . . . Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:29:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782051&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-08-21T00:29:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782008&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace I never saw these before at Huntington Beach State Park until Marianne R. pointed them out to me.  They hang out in a marsh area I had never visited before.  You have to peek through the trees . . . Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:43:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977782008&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-08-20T23:43:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977781984&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace This is a little out of the ordinary for Huntington Beach State Park photo finds.  I can usually hear the distinct sound of the Cardinals while walking through the trails at Huntington Beach State . . . Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:18:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977781984&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-08-20T23:18:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977781515&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Wild Rose   Waking up to fresh dew And soft kisses from the morning sun. Soft fragrant petals Rest in a sturdy body protected by thorns. No one needed to prune or tend – I . . . Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:36:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977781515&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace April H. 2009-08-20T17:36:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780540&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace While watching all the creatures hunt for their breakfast during my last trip to Huntington Beach State Park I not only saw an alligator feasting on a crab I also captured this fellow with a mighty . . . Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:37:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977780540&grpId=3659174697251471&nav=Groupspace Nana to Seven Cutiepies 2009-08-20T00:37:23Z