We drove to RAT’s parents’ house for Christmas, and went through a part of Minnesota that had a fairly severe ice storm. Everything was coated with a layer of ice a few mm thick. I thought this was an interesting take on a bunch of ice-coated bushes and trees. The dead leaves [...]
I’m a bit behind with the RATPOWs, so here’s a double dose to catch up! These were taken at a butterfly near Niagara Falls, Ontario, this past September. Interesting how a butterfly curls up its mouth part when it isn’t using it. 100 mm macro lenses rock!
This past summer we took a trip to Chicago to celebrate Leo’s uncle’s 80th birthday. We spent a day downtown to see the King Tut exhibit at the Field Museum, taste some treats at the Taste of Chicago, and explore Millenium Park which (despite our frequent trips to Chicago) neither of us had seen [...]