Tag: New Jersey

Saturday (17-March-2018) — New Jersey

Late-Winter Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

A deer checking out the large branch that broke off during the last Nor’easter. The branch is larger than I can cut with my battery-powered chain saw. The prediction is for yet another Nor’easter next week.

Deer checking out the large branch that broke off the pine tree during the last Nor'easter. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 4000, 130 mm, f/4.8, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Deer checking out the large branch that broke off the pine tree during the last Nor’easter. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 4000, 130 mm, f/4.8, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Friday (16-March-2018) — New Jersey

Home Cooking. Hearty Whole Wheat & Multigrain Bread.

Hearty Whole Wheat & Multigrain Bread Recipe: Whole Wheat Flour (1 cup); Bread Flour (1/2 cup); Sprouted Wheat Flour (1 cup); Sorghum (1/4 cup); Flax Seed (1/4 cup); Chia Seed (2 Tbs); Super Seed & Ancient Grain (1/4 cup); brown sugar (2 tbs); dry milk (1/4 cup); salt (2 tsp); egg (1 large); flax oil (2 tbs); water (1 1/2 cup). Above ingredients  added to Panasonic Bread Bakery. Yeast (2 tsp) added to yeast hopper and the unit set for Whole Wheat Bread (Rapid) and started. Three hours later, the loaf of bread was removed and allowed to cool.

Making Bread -- Whole Wheat & Other Grains. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)
Making Bread — Whole Wheat & Other Grains. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)


Making Bread -- Whole Wheat & Other Grains. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)
Making Bread — Whole Wheat & Other Grains. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (14-March-2018) — New Jersey

Late-Winter Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

A young deer just outside my backdoor wondering when winter will be over. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens.

Young deer wondering when winter will be over. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 320, 240 mm, f/5.3, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Young deer wondering when winter will be over. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 320, 240 mm, f/5.3, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (13-March-2018) — New Jersey

Late-Winter Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

More images of the Turkey Vultures that have moved into the neighborhood. Images taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens.



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Sunday (11-March-2018) — New Jersey

Late-Winter Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

The deer keep getting closer to the house looking for food as winter winds down. They have already clipped the yucca plants. Now all that is left is the grass.

Doe looking for a meal in the snow in the afternoon sun. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec) (David J Mathre)
Doe looking for a meal in the snow in the afternoon sun. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec) (David J Mathre)
Doe looking for a meal in the snow in the afternoon sun. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 500, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec) (David J Mathre)
Doe looking for a meal in the snow in the afternoon sun. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 500, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec) (David J Mathre)