My backyard has turned (mostly due to the work of my wife) into a little nature paradise. We have birds, frogs, butterflies, hummingbirds and all kinds of other interesting wildlife.
The following image is a butterfly (I believe it’s a “Banded Hairstreak”) that I made in our backyard.

For some reason I recently spent a significant amount of time at waterfalls in the greater Smoky Mountain area. Not that I’m complaining, really!

The following is a picture of Slick Rock Falls, which I have added to my brand new account on 500px as well:

Here is another image I made during my trip to the Pisgah National Forest, this time it’s an early morning capture of Courthouse Creek. This body of water will a few miles later turn into Courthouse Falls.

Last month, while visiting my In-Laws in Michigan, I also visited the Music House Museum near Traverse City.

The following is an image from an automated piano, it’s the paper that is fed through the machine to play the music:

Fals weekend I traveled through the Smoky Mountains in western North Carolina.

The image below was taken in the early morning hours last Sunday and shows one of my favorite waterfalls in the Smokies, the Courthouse Falls: