Memorial Day Picnic for Baby Bluebirds

This spring has been an incredible time for bluebirds in Fairfax County. After photographing and videotaping a family of bluebirds … More

Morning Mouthful for visiting Bluebirds

This morning after the rain stopped, our visiting bluebirds continued their work gathering food for their home, bringing back bugs, … More

Weekly Photo Challenge : Cover Art- A Bug’s Life

Here is another shot for the this week’s challenge : Cover Art. As I always say, if you don’t see … More

Weekly Photo Challenge : Cover Art- Inside A Flower

Photography is my first love but if I had do it all over again I think I might have considered … More

Sunflowers in Suburbia

Fifty-five years ago the Washington D.C. suburb of Fairfax County as well as neighboring Prince William County were mostly farmland. … More

An Hour of Art in the Park at Green Spring Gardens

Green Spring Gardens Park has always been one of my favorite local getaways. In addition to its beautiful gardens there … More

Deer at Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, Va.

Henry Clematis at Green Spring Gardens

Henry Clematis is shown at Green Spring Gardens in Fairfax County, Va., by Rob Paine. For two more views of … More

Tiny White Blooms at Green Spring Gardens

Green Spring in Black and White

Processing flower photos in black and white can be a fun diversion from the following the  everyday color treatment approach. … More

Weekly Photo Challenge : Abandoned

I photographed this abandoned U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail Service box in a deserted cell block at the closed Lorton … More

My First Calendar Cover (Vienna Va.)

Earlier this week I received a copy of the 2014 Town of Vienna calendar. Not something I usually get as … More