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Cadeau de Lumière Nº 001 · Snow Fell on Louisiana
January 2025. A freak snowstorm hit south Louisiana for the first time in my life.
I stood outside for hours with a Ziplock bag on the lens while the birds kept eating.
This is the rarest light I’ve ever been gifted — now it’s yours.

Smoky Mountain streams aren’t just pretty: they’re the arteries of the forest.
Cold, fast, oxygen-rich water feeds everything: trout, otters, insects, warblers, bears drinking at dusk.
Clear water = living mountains.
Protect the streams, protect the Smokies.
#SmokyMountains #CleanWater

Squirrels: the forest’s quiet architects.
Squirrels plant forests by forgetting nuts, spread fungi, feed predators. Chaos with a purpose.
Little architects keeping the woods alive.
Respect the tail.
Who knew the chaos agents were actually on payroll?
#SquirrelAppreciation #EcosystemEngineers

Louisiana Weekends
Episode 1 – Drive-Up Magic Near You: I asked Grok for every federal-land gem within an hour of my house. It handed me a Cajun treasure map; a 2026 quest. Come ride along.

Read the full story → zurl.co/ZJ8qf
Prints & canvas from every mile → zurl.co/E6UKr

Rain all day. Cold.
Feeders empty. Salvias bowed.
No cardinal flash, no bluebird scolding.
Counting days until the yard is loud with neighbors again.
Who’s missing their backyard crew right now?
#BirdGarden #WinterWait #Bluebirds

Salvia towers and pulls the hummingbirds.
Coneflower stands broad and steady.
Cardinal flower burns at the water’s edge.
Each draws its own visitors to the same small space.
Of these four flowers, which one most defines the life it brings to the garden?
#BirdGarden #NativeFlowers #BirdsFlyAbove

Four faces of autumn.
Maple ignites. Sweetgum burns in precise points. Oak holds its color deep and muted. Hickory glows through the slow surrender.
Each tree falls on its own terms.
Of these four autumn colors, which one most captures what fall means to you?
#AutumnLeaves #FallColor #BirdsFlyAbove

Has that Halloween creepy feeling, great shot...

Foothills Parkway, late summer.
Most trees still green, but a few show scattered color.
Does this hint of autumn belong to those trees, or does the surrounding green make the color seem more isolated?
#FoothillsParkway #LateSummer

First attempt at “birds with their buddies.”
Ducks on a Louisiana pond, scattered but never alone.
Each one keeping an eye on the others while pretending they’re not.
The challenge: catching every eye across the whole span.
Of these four sections, which duck seems most aware it’s being watched?

The elk grazes steadily in a field ringed by fall trees. Each breath hangs in the sharp morning air, visible and deliberate, marking the space between the animal and the cold.
Does the breath seem to belong to the elk, or does it belong to the morning itself?
#QuietMoments #Elk #SmokyMountains

Elk vanished from the Smokies. Then thirty-one returned in 2001.
Today over 200 roam valleys empty for a century.
Reintroduction doesn’t just restore numbers—it reshapes the land.
Is bringing back what was lost worth the decades it takes?
#ElkRestoration #SmokyMountains

thank you, it was really cold that morning after a system moved through. The fog and clouds were making neat effects everywhere.

Fog drapes the stream at Metcalf Bottoms.
Water moves through the silence, carving its patient course while mist rises from every stone and root.
Does this stream seem to flow through the fog, or does the fog itself seem to flow with the stream?
#SmokyMountains #MetcalfBottoms #BirdsFlyAbove

The Myrtles Plantation. They say the walls hold more than moss.
Ghosts of the unquiet whispers through the columns, the staircases, the mirrors that never forget.
Some places don’t let go.
Does this picture look like a place where the dead would linger?
#TheMyrtles #HauntedPlantation #GhostStories

That is does, without a doubt.

Thanks Doc... I appreciate the kind words, been following you for a while.

First time entering a big photo contest! 😅
Just dropped 10 Smoky Mountain shots in the 2025 Share the Experience — misty oaks, sunrise fire, fighting elk, historic cabins.
If one stops your scroll, I’d love your support 🙌
zurl.co/WRBeH
#SmokyMountains #ShareTheExperience

Doc, we have an nursery for those guys at work. There must be 50 of all shapes and sizes in the pond. Everything from chicks to full adults. Pretty cool.

Min looks a bit different! :-)

I dig the vibe...

Four faces of the Smokies.
Ridges holding first light.
Fog rolling through valleys.
Trees rooted against every storm.
Quiet after everything falls silent.
Of these four moments, which one most reminds you why mountains are worth the climb?
#MountainMonday #SmokyMountains #BirdsFlyAbove

Ridges that hold the dawn in place.
Fog that refuses to leave.
Elk breath rising like steam from the valley floor.
Mountains teach us to wait for what’s worth seeing.
What’s the one mountain moment that made you understand why we keep going back?
#MountainMonday #SmokyMountains #BirdsFlyAbove

Thank you

Grey monks of the city.
Strut concrete cathedrals, coo at crumbs, flash iridescent necks under neon.
We call them rats with wings.
They call the skyline home and never complain.
Respect the pigeon.
He’s been here since Rome.
#Pigeon #CityBirds #BirdsFlyAbove

Ducks don’t get the poetry.
They just paddle through ice, quack at sunrise, and make every pond feel like home.
Mallard flash, wood duck neon, teal lightning, hooded merganser crown.
Four ways of owning the water.
Thanks for the daily joy that floats. 🦆
#Ducks #Waterfowl #BirdsFlyAbove

Carolina wrens, bluebirds, and goldfinches – every one of them is losing ground to windows, cats, pesticides, and disappearing habitat. A bowl of water, a native plant, one less spray – tiny acts that add up.
Do one thing for them this week. #SongbirdConservation #SmallActs #BirdsFlyAbove

Does not matter how clear the picture is, thanks for sharing the moment. Photography is about capturing moments, not the most perfect picture. Sometimes that moment is a blur in your minds eye.

New article live: Black Friday and the Bluebird That Decided to Stay
While sales scream, one spotless fledgling claims his winter yard. Mealworms, frost, stubborn grace of staying put.
A reflection on what we chase.
Read here → zurl.co/OHfqK
Your Black Friday holdout?
#Bluebirds #BlackFriday

A fledgling bluebird from this spring’s clutch, now spotless, never left with the others.
He’s claimed this yard as winter territory, returning steadily to feed.
Today’s trail cam shows him working the same spot, methodical and unhurried.
One bird chose to stay, will he leave?
#Birdcam #Bluebird