Vicksburg National Military Park – The Union Forces

A few months ago I had the chance to visit the Vicksburg National Military Park. Its not the first time I visited the park. Over the years I've visited maybe five or six times. On this last visit I realized after a few hours of stopping at many of … [Read more...]

Flowers From the Garden – Flower Photography

One of my hobbies is gardening. I spend a lot of time on our 2 acre property working on the landscape and our garden. We’ve been growing vegetables for years and each our garden gets bigger. As part of our garden a I always add flowers and Texas … [Read more...]

Random Picture of the Week #86: Wild White Cherry Blossoms in North Texas

This week’s random picture of the week is of Wild White Cherry Blossoms in North Texas taken last spring on hike through the Heard Museum Hiking Trails. Wild White Cherry Blossoms in North Texas Last spring my in-laws came into town and one of … [Read more...]

Random Image of the Week #56: Orange-spotted Tiger Clearwing Butterfly Spotted at the Butterfly Palace in Branson, Missouri

  This article was originally posted to EvolutionaryDesigns.net/photography on March 5th, 2015 The Butterfly Palace in Branson, Missouri Back in September 2014 work sent me to Branson, MO for the week. On the morning I had to start my drive … [Read more...]

Flowers in the Garden

Just over two years ago my wife and I made the extreme move from living in the big city to out in the country to get away from having neighbors so close you can hear them arguing next door when you are in your own house. One of the benefits of living … [Read more...]

Butterflies in the Butterfly Palace in Branson, MO

In general I love nature and the wildlife the world around us supports. Whenever I get the chance, I love to get out and explore the great outdoors and shoot as many pictures as I can. In addition to shooting that perfect landscape, I love to catch … [Read more...]

Monarch Butterfly

The Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus)) is the Texas state insect and is one of my favorite butterflies found in Texas. But they can be found all over North America, Mexico Northern South America, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, … [Read more...]