Life has been hectic lately, and I haven’t been able to get out much with my camera. I’ve missed it dreadfully, so when I woke to sunshine and blue sky this morning I decided it was time to do something about it. I slung my camera in my bag, hopped on my bike and went off to see what’s new in the world.
My favourite discovery of the day was two gaggles of little goslings (Did you know a group of geese is called a gaggle on the ground, and a skein in the air? I didn’t.), one group a little older than the other. Each group had two guards standing watch, bobbing their heads at other birds, and me, in warning if we stepped too near.
(Photo taken at 1/250, f/4.5, ISO 400)
I fell in love instantly and filled my entire card with gratuitous photos of the little balls of fluff.
(Photo taken at 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 400)
Did I mention the daisies? No? There were daisies. Thousands and thousands of them.
(Photo taken at 1/400, f/5.6, ISO 400)
Now look me in the eye and tell me that’s not cute.
And then there was this next little guy. He was from the younger group of goslings and kept wandering away from the tight cluster to do exploring of his own. Every now and then I’d see him go zipping past me in a little panic, as he realised how far from the group he’d got and ran to rejoin them.
(Photo taken at 1/250, f/4.0, ISO 400)
Then he’d go back to grazing in the shelter of the big ‘uns, until he got bored and wandered off again…
(Photo taken at 1/160, f/5.6, ISO 800)
When I haven’t been out taking photos, it’s not the sound of the shutter I miss, or creating Art with a capital A… that’s all great too, but it’s nothing compared to the feeling of slowing down and reconnecting with the world I’m living in, seeing the little things I’ve been too busy to notice lately. After an afternoon of lying on my front in the grass and daisies – with no concerns greater than when to click the shutter, or whether the wandering gosling was going to get lost – I feel more alive than I have done in several weeks.
Sometimes I feel too frazzled to want to go out and take photos, days like this remind me that to do so is a cure in itself.
What a beautiful narrative and fantastic pictures. Thank you for making my a day a whole lot nicer!
What an awesome set! I have been wanting to get some pics of the geese nesting in out area. They couldn’t make up their mind if they wanted to stay there or not. I love the last two especially!
Oh, oh, the second photo especially is adorable! I love their little legs, they look too round and fluffy to walk on them!
And who finds miles and miles of daisies in the same spot as tiny little goslings? You do, apparently, hehe.
This is a lovely post.
xx
What an awesome set! I have been wanting to get some pics of the geese nesting in out area. They couldn’t make up their mind if they wanted to stay there or not. I love the last two especially!
+1
Amazing photos. Glad you found me on twitter and subscribing to your blog! I need to check out your photoshop tutorials…
Aww, thank you so much!
I’m looking forward to browsing through your blog also!
Totally love the pics. They are awesome!
Thank you!
Not only are they cute, they are some truly amazing photographs! Thanks for including the exposure information with each shot too; I might have to start doing that if you don’t mind me being inspired by your idea!
I love your blog and you bet your butt I’m subscribing as soon as I leave this comment. Thank you so much for stopping by my site!
Thank you so much Lynda! I love your blog also, and am grateful for the kind feedback!
Definitely use exposure information on yours, I’m always interested in how other photographers use their settings.
Thanks again!
How adorable!!!! I love that photography makes you pause and take notice of the little things that we tend to miss most of the time. I think we would all benefit from taking the time to pause and look at our surroundings more often!