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If I hadn’t taken my camera with me to the back yard when I did, I would have missed my only opportunity to photograph a pair of Hooded Mergansers. That’s why nature photographers always need to be ready.
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I share this issue because I was feeling overwhelmed with anxiety for too long and not even sure why. For some reason, the word “focus” came to mind and I remembered a passage from my memoir, Beyond the Visible Edge. So, as an introduction, here’s that passage…
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HOW DID I GET TO BE EIGHTY? It suddenly seems that life has gone by much too fast, and there is so much I still want to do! I remember thinking that being eighty wouldn’t be any different from being seventy-nine, but I may have been wrong. Truth became very clear to me when I received a lovely birthday card mentioning my “eight decades of life.”
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I met Linda Rosland several years ago when she was taking photos of the mute swans in our area. We have kept in touch ever since. She is a retired nurse and an excellent nature photographer. She travels to various parks and other areas to take photos of birds and animals of all kinds. I have admired her beautiful photos for years, and I’ve learned some helpful tips on photography.
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As I wash the breakfast dishes, my mind is racing. I need to vacuum and dust before someone starts writing words on the end tables. I need to find those clippers before the next horse show. And I need to fix a bridle and clean a saddle. I need to send a card to a sick friend. Do a load of laundry. Refill the bird feeder. And repot that big plant.
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