a visual journey | samnjoedotnet's multimedia site » stills – nature http://www.samnjoe.net a visual journey through some of the travels of sam and joe Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:04:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 North Carolina: April 2010 http://www.samnjoe.net/2010/04/north-carolina-april-2010/ http://www.samnjoe.net/2010/04/north-carolina-april-2010/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:38:37 +0000 Joe Forzano http://www.samnjoe.net/?p=476 Some images from our extended weekend trip to North Carolina, April 2010.

Blossoms on the cherry tree. A close-up of the cherry tree blossoms. A american robin on the front lawn in the early morning sunlight. A american robin sitting on a fence post seen through the trunk and limbs of the cherry tree. A mating pair of eastern bluebirds; the male sits on the nesting box, the female is in flight. The male eastern bluebird sits atop the nesting box. The male eastern bluebird sits atop the nesting box. The female eastern bluebird carries nesting material to the nesting box. The female eastern bluebird carries nesting material to the nesting box. A Brewer's blackbird sitting on a limb in the white oak tree. A brown thrasher in the grass on the front lawn next to the split rail fence. ]]> http://www.samnjoe.net/2010/04/north-carolina-april-2010/feed/ 0 North Carolina, October, 2009 http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/12/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-october-2009-3/ http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/12/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-october-2009-3/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:35:18 +0000 Joe Forzano http://www.samnjoe.net/?p=437 Another small collection of images from Bryson City and Mt. LeConte, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, October 2009.

The LeConte lodge dining hall Sami on Cliff Tops looking down into the valley from the top of Mt. Leconte Sam and Joe looking over the valley from Mt. Leconte. Sunset over Great Smoky Mountains National Park, seen from Cliff Tops Sunset over Great Smoky Mountains National Park, seen from Cliff Tops Looking at the fall colors of Sharp Top in Deep Creek, Bryson City Trouble walking across his field, looking for apples Trouble in black and white. A blue jay soars across the blue sky heading towards the fields across West Deep Creek Road in Deep Creek, Byson City Looking at the fall colors along the flank of Sharp Top in Deep Creek, Bryson City Sami, sitting on the poch of the Palm House, in Deep Creek, Bryson City Looking at the fall colors along the flank of Sharp Top in Deep Creek, Bryson City ]]> http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/12/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-october-2009-3/feed/ 0 North Carolina, October, 2009 http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/12/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-october-2009-2/ http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/12/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-october-2009-2/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:15:20 +0000 Joe Forzano http://www.samnjoe.net/?p=421 Another small collection of images from Bryson City and Mt. LeConte, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, October 2009.

Fall colors prevail in along the water in Deep Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Snow atop the mountains at Newfound Gap in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Snow atop the mountains at Newfound Gap in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Snow atop the mountains at Newfound Gap in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Vanilla at pasture in a field in Deep Creek, Bryson City A mockingbird sits on a branch from in a cheery tree in Deep Creek, Bryson City A mockingbird sits on a branch from a burning bush in Deep Creek, Bryson City Looking out over valley from the Bullhead Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hiking the Bullhead Trail to Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fallen leaves showing the fall colors on the Bullhead Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fallen leaves showing the fall colors on the Bullhead Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sunrise over Great Smoky Mountains National Park as seen from the top of Mt. LeConte ]]> http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/12/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-october-2009-2/feed/ 0 North Carolina, October, 2009 http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/12/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-october-2009/ http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/12/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-october-2009/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:43:43 +0000 sforzano http://www.samnjoe.net/?p=410 A small collection of images from Bryson City and Mt. LeConte, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, October 2009.
Fall colors. Wild berries atop Mt. LeConte. DSC_0176 The LeConte Lodge dining hall, above the clouds in the distance. Looking down the path from Cliff Tops on Mt. LeConte. Wild berries atop Mt. LeConte. Looking through the burning bushes at a horse. The ever increasing rock pile atop Mt. LeConte.

]]> http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/12/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-october-2009/feed/ 0 Around the Yard, November 2009 http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/11/a-still-gallery-around-the-yard/ http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/11/a-still-gallery-around-the-yard/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:34:18 +0000 Joe Forzano http://www.samnjoe.net/?p=348 These photograph of our pets were taken over this past weekend, November 21-22, 2009 using a Canon 5D Mark II, with a f2.8 24-70mm lense.

IMG_0597 IMG_0611 IMG_0627 IMG_0652 IMG_0674 IMG_0688 IMG_0695 IMG_0701 IMG_0702 IMG_0710 IMG_0717 IMG_0719 IMG_0731 ]]> http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/11/a-still-gallery-around-the-yard/feed/ 0 Stars over Deep Creek, North Carolina http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-stars-over-deep-creek-north-carolina/ http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-stars-over-deep-creek-north-carolina/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:18:26 +0000 Joe Forzano http://www.samnjoe.net/?p=341 These photographs were taken by guest photographer John J. Lopinot on Sunday, October 18, 2009. You can see the cloud of the Milky Way Galaxy in these images.
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]]> http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-stars-over-deep-creek-north-carolina/feed/ 0 Dinner Island Ranch, February 2008 http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-dinner-island-ranch-february-2008/ http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-dinner-island-ranch-february-2008/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:49:24 +0000 Joe Forzano http://www.samnjoe.net/?p=328 Images from the Canoe Creek Birding Trail, shot February 3, 2008.

A red shouldered hawks keeps a wary eye on things from his perch A flock of ibis about to glide in for a landing A flock of ibis about to glide in for a landing A flock of ibis about to glide in for a landing A barred owl sits perched on a palm frond A pair of glossy ibis glide through the sky overhead Storks flying above form a loose "T" in the blue sky A barred owl sits perched on a palm frond A meadowlark sings from atop a fence post as the morning mist burns off Dew drops on a spider web glisten in the morning sunlight ]]> http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-dinner-island-ranch-february-2008/feed/ 0 Canoe Creek Birding Trail, March 2007 http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-canoe-creek-birding-trail-march-2007/ http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-canoe-creek-birding-trail-march-2007/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:23:22 +0000 Joe Forzano http://www.samnjoe.net/?p=308 Images from the Canoe Creek Birding Trail, shot March 3, 2007.

A barred owl swoops from the tree tops on Lake Cypress road along the Canoe Creek Birding Trail. A barred owl atop a fence post on Lake Cypress road along the Canoe Creek Birding Trail. A pileated woodpecker alights on a scrub pine on Lake Cypress Road A sandhill crane glides through the sunset sky on Joe Overstreet Road A great egret stalks the marshy ground at the end of Joe Overstreet Road as the sun goes down Sunset from across a pasture on Joe Overstreet Road A eastern bluebird perched on the famous "J" branch off Joe Overstreet Road A scrub pine in the Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area A mating pair of bald eagles in the Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area ]]> http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-canoe-creek-birding-trail-march-2007/feed/ 0 North Carolina, April 2009 http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-april-2009/ http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-april-2009/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:58:25 +0000 Joe Forzano http://www.samnjoe.net/?p=284 Images from our April 2009 trip to Bryson City, North Carolina.

DSC_0730 DSC_0735 DSC_0763 DSC_0764 Rushing water at the base of Indian Creek falls in Deep Creek, Bryson City DSC_0839 DSC_0855 DSC_0941 DSC_0985 DSC_1156 DSC_1694 DSC_1699 DSC_1717 DSC_1842 DSC_1855 DSC_1865 DSC_1876 DSC_1894 ]]> http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-april-2009/feed/ 0 North Carolina, January 2009 http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-january-2009/ http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-january-2009/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:07:44 +0000 Joe Forzano http://www.samnjoe.net/?p=261 Images from our January 2009 trip to Bryson City, North Carolina.

Ice crystals formed in the crook of an old deadfall on the trail at the end of the Road to Nowhere, Great Smoky Mountains National Park A composite panorama on a trail at the end of the Road to Nowhere in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sami, peeking from behind an old deadfall on the Road to Nowhere in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sami, peeking from behind an old deadfall on the Road to Nowhere in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Spot the horse, who resides in the field next to our house in Deep Creek Frigid water cascades over the Juney-Whank falls in Deep Creek, Bryson City Sami stands next to the Sunkota Trail sign post in Deep Creek, Bryson City Water, snow and ice on Tom's Branch falls in Deep Creek, Bryson City ]]> http://www.samnjoe.net/2009/10/a-still-gallery-north-carolina-january-2009/feed/ 0