Frogs and locust

August 11, 2013January 15, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 22 Comments

A friend joined me for this week's photo hike. She had just moved back to town after being away for almost a year. I've missed her terribly, and am ecstatic that she's living close again. We're making plans to kayak next weekend. We drove over to Panama City, and I showed her Camp Helen State … Continue reading Frogs and locust

Drifting

July 27, 2013January 10, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 27 Comments

This week's photo hike is very special... I have a guest photographer. My daughter and I finally got out on the bayou for some kayaking, and I actually left my camera in the car - on purpose! The day started out fair, but after only 30 minutes on the water, a storm blew in. While … Continue reading Drifting

Short Springs: A Tennessee photo hike

July 20, 2013January 8, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 19 Comments

I had the rare opportunity to accompany the Mister on a trip this week. While he was doing his official business, I went off on a photo hike at Short Springs State Natural Area in Tullahoma, TN. A bit more ambitious that I realized, I later found out the elevation changes for the particular trails … Continue reading Short Springs: A Tennessee photo hike

Overflowing pitchers

July 13, 2013January 10, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 14 Comments

I've felt like a shut-in for so long, it was wonderful to finally get out for a real photo hike this weekend. I went prepared though. I traveled to Tarklin Bayou State Preserve hoping to find the Pitcher Plant fields in bloom. I knew from previous visits, that with the amount of rain we've had … Continue reading Overflowing pitchers

A nomad life

July 7, 2013January 31, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 19 Comments

Having raised my kids to the brink of adulthood - our oldest ][ this close to venturing out completely on her own, and the other impatiently (that's my impatience, not his) waiting for word on whether he made the cut for the inaugural class for a new technical training program at our neighborhood state college - I … Continue reading A nomad life

Photo hike: a dog’s eye view

June 29, 2013January 31, 2020 ~ Tara R. ~ 18 Comments

In the 27 years that the Mister and I have been married, we've had several dogs. Most of which were "supposedly" water dogs. Labradors! They were retrievers, as in retrieving water fowl on duck hunts. Each one of them was deathly afraid of getting wet. Trying to bathe them was an exercise in futility. We got wetter … Continue reading Photo hike: a dog’s eye view