Thursday (08-June-2017) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

For my backyard walkabout today I used a Leica T camera with a wide-angle 11-23 mm zoom lens. I was pleased that I could focus this lens at relatively close distances. This first image is of a yellow California poppy flower. The first of these that I was fully open this season. These flowers close at night, and when cold — so I was glad to see it open this morning. You can read between the lines that I was happy that the sun was out this morning. Many more images of red and pink poppies. I planted four tomato seedlings. We will see if they make it this year. Progress is being made with the home renovation — the first section of the copper gutter was installed, and the first stone step to the patio was installed.

Yellow California poppy in my front yard. Spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 100, 22 mm, f/7, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Yellow California poppy in my front yard. Spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 100, 22 mm, f/7, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)