When a shot is a miss, but you kinda like it anyway -- snowy egret taking off #photography #birds #egret #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶

For #HumansOfBlueSky and #UrbanGaze (and maybe #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForShadows ?), late afternoon cricket practice at the park #photography 📷

A fiery skipper on lantana in the late afternoon #photography #butterfly #butterflies #insects #flowers #nature 📷🦋🌱

For #WaterWednesday, an abstract reflection #photography #nature #abstract #abstractphotography 📷

Great egret taking a peek #photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶

For #TextureTuesday, a smoke bush with its wispy flower plumes backlit by the afternoon sun #photography #plants #smokebush #garden #nature 📷🌱

Waxing gibbous moon rising between the trees #photography #moon #sky #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷

A black-crowned night heron sleeping in a tree #photography #birds #heron #nature 📷🦉🪶

Some lines #photography #SomeLines #abstract #AbstractPhotography 📷

For #SkySunday, some cloud lines #photography #clouds #sky #nature 📷

The redbuds are getting down to their last few leaves #photography #leaves #trees #nature #fall #BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn 📷🌱

For #Caturday, an afternoon nap #photography #cats 📷🐈

Happy #Halloween! #photography #witch #Spooktober #31DaysOfHalloween 📷🎃

For #FeatheredFriday and #FlyDay, a dark-eyed junco investigating a fallen leaf #photography #birds #junco #nature 📷🦉🪶

Startled, the two birds of paradise turned to see what the commotion was #photography #flowers #BirdOfParadise #plants #garden #nature 📷🌱

These days, even the ghouls are like "WTF, man?" #photography #31DaysOfHalloween #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🎃

Fall decorating tip: Don't do this #photography #pumpkins #fall #31DaysOfHalloween #WackyWednesdayArt 📷

For #WaterWednesday, a snowy egret in the middle of golden reflections at the pond #photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶

As the green drains away #photography #leaves #trees #fall #autumn #nature 📷🌱

For #TextureTuesday (and #RockinTuesday and the #AlphabetChallenge theme, #WeekRForRock), some stones and stairs 📷

For #MacroMonday and #ColorADay #PinkMon, some geranium buds #photography #flowers #geranium #plants #garden #nature 📷🌱

Snowy egret feeding at the pond #photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶

Some lines #photography #SomeLines #abstract #AbstractPhotography #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷

For #SkySunday, partly cloudy #photography #sky #clouds #nature #Stunday #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷

Late October, golden hour #photography #pumpkin 📷🎃

For #Caturday, investigating #photography #cats 📷🐈

A scarred section of the foothills toward evening #photography #nature #landscape #Scape 📷

For #FeatheredFriday and #FlyDay, a great blue heron at the creek #photography #birds #egret #nature #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQuiet 📷🦉🪶

Pipes and meters #photography #UrbanGaze #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷

The neighborhood is starting to get spooky #photography #Halloween #31DaysOfHalloween #SensoryArt #Spooky 📷🎃

Date palm #photography #trees #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🌱

For #WaterWednesday and this week's #AlphabetChallenge, #WeekQforQuiet, a quiet spot at the creek 📷

Snowy egret at the edge of the pond #photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶

For #TextureTuesday, vines on a fence #photography #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #abstract #abstractphotography 📷

The latest chalk rangoli design on a neighbor's patio threshold. And Happy Diwali to all who celebrate! #photography #rangoli #art #India #Diwali 📷

Some blue water for #BlueSkyMonday. Also, a Canada goose. #photography #birds #goose #nature 📷🦉🪶

Some lines #photography #SomeLines #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono #abstract #abstractphotography #minimalism 📷

For #SkySunday, a cloudscape from a few days ago #photography #sky #clouds #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷

For this week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme, #Vertical, a very vertical great egret and reflection in the pond #photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶

No Kings Day 2.0, Milpitas CA. Young and old, frogs and chickens (or ducks?), patriots all #photography #NoKings #NoKingsDay 📷

For #Caturday, auditioning to become a witch's familiar #photography #cats #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🐈

The crow caws at sunset #photography #birds #crow #FeatheredFriday #FlyDay #nature #sunset 📷🦉🪶

For #FeatheredFriday and #FlyDay, a snowy egret wading in the creek #photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶

Squirrel with takeout #photography #animals #squirrel #nature 📷

A great egret at the pond #photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶

For the #AlphabetChallenge theme this week, #WeekPforPink, a geranium #photography #flowers #plants #garden #nature #geranium 📷🌱

For #WaterWednesday, a snowy egret at the pond #photography #birds #egret #nature 📷🦉🪶

California gull #photography #birds #gull #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶

For #TextureTuesday, palm trunks #photography #trees #palm #bark #nature 📷🌱

At the Canada goose rest stop #photography #birds #geese #nature #monochrome #blackandwhite #ClassicMono 📷🦉🪶