Photos by Big V

I think I first saw this bird when he was about two years old. Eagles don't get the characteristic white head until they're four, sometimes five years old. I was in the forest all the time, so many of these birds knew me and the dogs quite well. This guy had always been curious and watched us every... Sign in to see full entry.

I was taking some photos of this bunny when a huge eagle swooped down and snagged it. I was almost as surprised as the bunny, and I didn't get a shot of the grab, but I did get a shot of the evidence! Sign in to see full entry.

We were in a mall in Tallahassee the other day, and there was a quiet photographer booth in one of the aisles, so I asked Lisa if she wanted to get a new photo done. They touched up her makeup (she usually doesn't use it... but she wanted to do it... so they did it.) They did several shots and then... Sign in to see full entry.

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. - Matthew 2:10 I loved to wander the UP at night when the stars were so bright. Often I wondered about "the" star. This isn't the best shot I have of stars, but for this special day, it makes my point. Sign in to see full entry.

Sometimes, words fail me. Sign in to see full entry.

I took this in the fall of 2017. Judy was in the hospital in Marquette, and while they were doing some x-rays and MRIs one morning, I slipped down to watch the sun come up on Mama Superior Sign in to see full entry.

Taken from the northwest side of the bridge. Sign in to see full entry.

It's hard to "sneak up" on adult male pheasants, but on occasions, I was able to get close enough to get good pictures of this young man. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunset in the UP after a winter thaw goes frozen again as the sun goes down, giving us this eerily beautiful sky. Sign in to see full entry.

Lisa and I decided to make a quick trip over to the Gulf of Mexico yesterday. She had never seen it, and I hadn't been there for several years and I had forgotten how soothing it was to listen to big waves coming to shore. I miss the waves of Superior, but today, the waves of the Gulf of Mexico will... Sign in to see full entry.