Bird Photo Challenge #11: Great Egret

The Great Egret (Ardea alba) is one of our absolute favourite wetland birds.  With its slender appearance, pristine plumage and elegant flight, this a magnificent bird and we feel privileged every time we see one.  Not only does it feature in many of our photographs, it is also the inspiration for the most intricate quilt…

Big month for Take It Easy in Cruising Helmsman

Imagine our surprise when on our return from our Summer Cruise, we opened our mail and found Take It Easy under sail made the front cover of the Cruising Helmsman magazine!  Whoo hoo!  Phil Ross, the editor was very nice to us, as this was totally unexpected and unprompted. February is a big publication splash for Take It…

One Four Challenge – February Week One

I am again taking part in the fantastic photo editing project called One Four Challenge.  We select a photo to work on and explore various editing techniques, producing four different interpretations of our chosen image over four weeks.  The Challenge is hosted by Robyn Gosby at Captive Me who is doing a great job of keeping tabs of…