Oct
04
2008
I have no idea what kind of berries these are but they are in my backyard and I love the brilliant pink color that the plant they are on has. I have seen birds land on this bush and eat the berries so they must be edible of least for birds. Anyone know what they are?
UPDATE (10-10-08): I just want to post a quick update. Thanks to a reply below I have found out what these berries are called. They are called Pokeberries also known as Inkberries. They are indeed toxic to humans but birds are immune to the effect (that would explain why I have seen many birds eating them.) According to Wikipedia a cool fact about these berries is that the United States Declaration of Independence was written using Pokeberry juice (hence the name Inkberry)! Thanks to Jeannie for the information!
Tags: Berries, Pentax K10d, Tamron 70-300
Oct
02
2008
You know Summer is over and Fall is here when you see the once healthy looking flowers succumbing to the cold Fall nights. I took this flower shot yesterday and I had really never shot any photos of “ugly” dying flowers before so this was new for me. I want to mention that I got the inspiration to take this shot from several very cool photos on Marcie’s “Daily Practice” photoblog that she had posted over the last week or two of dying flowers so be sure to check her amazing photoblog out!
Tags: Flowers, Pedals, Pentax K10d, Tamron 70-300, Wilting
Oct
01
2008
Here is a photo I took a couple of months ago while on vacation at Lake Winnipesaukee in NH. It was kind of a choppy day on the lake that day.
Tags: Clouds, Lake, Lake Winnipesaukee, Mountains, NH, Pentax DA 50-200, Pentax K10d
Sep
28
2008
Here is a shot I took a couple of months ago of a flower garden that was in downtown Wolfeboro, NH.
Tags: Flowers, Garden, Macro, NH, Pentax DA 50-200, Pentax K10d, Wolfeboro
