http://benparsley.com Home of Ben Parsley - Photography, Web Design, Music and More. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:06:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This Eastern Fox Squirrel sciurus niger hangs on the side of a live large oak tree.. In the southeastern states the squirrel can be black with a white face. Although cute, they are related to rats and they can stash nuts like the best of them. ... http://benparsley.com/197/eastern-fox-squirrel/ As I walked out to bring in the refuse containers (garbage cans to some of us), I noticed that the sun had created a shadow of the tulips to give the white rabbit one to hold. Photo taken in a series April 11, 2008 with Canon G7. To see all photographs ... http://benparsley.com/196/rabbit-in-tulips/ A sea bird flew close but swiftly by on a windy night. I turned quick and followed the bird with the camera. This created a cool movement effect on the tree tops. It is traveling to the left. Photo taken 7:35pm April 9, 2008 with Canon G7. To see all photographs ... http://benparsley.com/195/stork-in-the-wind/ Happy 60th Linda! Mildred Ripley coined it best, "Linda is our little angel". Linda, God has blessed us with you and this is for you. I had compiled about a dozen old hit songs from back in the day, but due to the huge response of voice messages and in order ... http://benparsley.com/193/linda-turns-60-video/ Click on "play in popup" to watch video. http://benparsley.com/194/cmds-choir-sings-happy-birthday/ Two male red-headed flickers duel around the post of a 100 year old grape arbor. Photo taken in a series February 26, 2008 with Canon G7. To see all photographs click here or 'Photography' left bar under 'Categories'. http://benparsley.com/191/dueling-flickers/ The snow drop (Galanthus) is the first bulb to flower in spring or winter. This flower measures only 1/2 inch. See previous post. Photo taken in a series February 16, 2008 with Canon G7. To see all photographs click here or 'Photography' left bar under 'Categories'. http://benparsley.com/188/snow-drop/ Cicadas do not bite or sting, are benign to humans, and are not considered a pest. Many people around the world regularly eat cicadas: the female is prized as it is meatier. Cicadas have been (or are still) eaten in Ancient Greece, China, Malaysia, Burma, Latin America and the ... http://benparsley.com/189/cicada-skin/ On a cool winter morning seven Canada Geese swim by pier ruins from Hurricane Hazel. Photo taken February 15, 2008 with Canon G7. To see all photographs click here or 'Photography' left bar under 'Categories'. http://benparsley.com/187/seven-geese/ A heavy fog finally starts to lift at almost 4:00pm this winter afternoon. Photo taken 3:53pm January 17, 2008 with Canon G7. To see all photographs click here or 'Photography' left bar under 'Categories'. http://benparsley.com/190/foggy-day/ On this day 49 years ago, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson rising American rock stars are killed when their chartered plane crashes in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff from Mason City on a flight headed for Moorehead, Minnesota. Investigators blamed the crash on bad ... http://benparsley.com/182/the-day-the-music-died/ I hadn't taken any pictures for almost two months with the exception of a food shoot for a local magazine. When on Friday afternoon I looked out to see these two swans well, a swimming. Luckily they stayed around and actually came close enough to give me some great ... http://benparsley.com/181/two-swans-a-swimming/