- December 16th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
It was too wet outside to play, so they sat there they two. Nothing to do. Then, they hit upon an idea. They would play some music, just like mommy does. So o…
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- December 15th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Pixel Eyed
In the cool of the evening and in frigid mountain waters, this fellow was slowly making his way back home up in the mountains. This is on the west side of Yellowstone National Park, shortly befo…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
The driving was a hard puzzle this weekend with all of the fog. We were in Baton Rouge babysitting the grandkids. This is the Mississippi River Bridge Sunday morning as Linda drove a…
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- December 13th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
This was the upside down beach-of-a-sky sunset over Beaumont, Texas, a few days ago. Dark clouds upstaged by ripples catching the sunset light--steve busersunset, texasPowered by ScribeFire.
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- December 2nd, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
They are talking about snow around here on Friday. That reminds me of last year on December 10 when we were inundated with what was officially 3 inches of snow. That's the official line.&n…
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- November 29th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
Our friend Jenna is really into her FFA work for her school. This year, she is raising a pig (last year was a goat). We got a chance today to go by and meet porky Corky. It was amazi…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
This flower didn't make it easy for this wasp to get his noon-time nectar. He had to climb down through the grove of stamen to find his treasure. He spent about a minute or two wandering i…
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- November 27th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
I hope your Black Friday Christmas shopping went well and you came away with some sure-fire hits. This scene from last year is of our grandson, Sullivan. He couldn't wait to get home from…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Pixel Eyed
An Sanderling (Calidris alba) skips rapidly across the sandy beach at Perdido Key, Florida finding a lot of good things to eat on the shore because of the high wave action in the Gulf of Mexico.--stev…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
Catch wind. The gusts are brisk and swirling. Cold. You have fine tuned your muscles to find stability in this. Your feathers respond to every updraft, every downdraft. Yo…
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- November 25th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
(I know I said I would show you that other shot today but I haven't got it ready yet)This is a shot at Lafreniere Park out in Kenner in Jefferson Parish. The park was created on an old horse rac…
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- November 24th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
I was just having fun in Gimp with this French Quarter scene I shot a some time back. I was using some of the filters. THis is an old vintage picture photo filter with a frame filter.I'll…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
This is one of the white tigers at the Aquarium in downtown Houston. Notice the stare -- he seemed to wonder around aimlessly, but his state was intense.--steve buserWhite Tiger, Houston, TexasP…
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- November 22nd, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
This was a misty cool day in downtown Houston. Standing in front of the Aquarium, this capture shows the skyscrapers of downtown literally scraping the sky as they clouds come just a little too…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
Tucked in between these dancing waters and the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston earlier this year was the Ice on the Discovery Green Celebration. I just discovered this flicker page…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
One of my favorite things to do in New Orleans is to take the ferry ride across to the West Bank of the Mississippi River and then come right back -- you can do it in a car or as a pedestrian. For a b…
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- November 21st, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Pixel Eyed
This little chipmunk pounced out of the rocks in front of us on this trip to Colorado. I don't think it was because he was not afraid of us -- more than he just wasn't paying attention to us.--s…
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- November 20th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
This Pine Warbler was among a flock that came flitting through a grove of pines and fruit trees in Terrell Park, Beaumont, TX. I was shooting their one day, but brisk, stingy wind had just about…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
I saw this picture of our granddaughter, Sophie the other day. The scene is a visit to our house -- she had all her friends huddled around. Suddenly it struck me I had seen this before.&nb…
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- November 18th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
This is probably why a group of brown pelicans is often called a squadron. They were cruising the beach in Galveston, Tx. At this particular moment, though, the wind was being uncoop…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: The Daily Fleur de Lis
This was at a market place -- the Trace, in Mandeville, La. a while back. The gold caught my eye, but the contrast of the slate and the shiny gold made it really look outstanding. $2…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
This is our granddaughter, Sophie, enjoying a swing at the trailhead park of the Tammany Trace hike and bike path from Slidell to Covington, LA. THe trail is old rail line right of way tha…
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- November 15th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
Our protagonist on the right, the bee. Was enjoying his romp in the pollen on this afternoon where I just happened to be shooting a picture of this flower. It was only seconds later…
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- November 14th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
A tri-colored heron, doing the patience thing at Lafrenniere Park in Jefferson Parish, which lies next to New Orleans. This park was made from an old race-track, Jefferson Downs. I went to…
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- November 13th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
My nieces were having fun when I was shooting pictures of them one day. To add to the picture, they ran out to Linda's car, and grabbed a couple of my hats and one of Linda (center).From the left ar…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
They are lighting up the trees in Downtown Beaumont. I guess Thanksgiving be inhaled into the Christmas season. No problem with me. I wouldn't mind if they had lights everywhere, all…
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- November 12th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
This is our son, Shawn, and his wife, Sarah, on a visit to New Orleans last year. A ride on the St. Charles Avenue street car is always part of the tour.--steve buserNew Orleans, Street CarPower…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Pixel Eyed
Mama watches over her young ones (although they are getting pretty big) as the sun rises and the joggers come out.The pond was near our hotel where we stayed on a recent trip to Salt Lake City.--steve…
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- November 11th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: The Daily Fleur de Lis
I was trying a little stained look with this Fleur De Lis.--steve buserPowered by ScribeFire.
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
Sometimes the shadows, the winding pathways, the changes in elevation, the uncertainty of the next turn, the massiveness of the maze all seem to get to you and you have to site down for a while, dangl…
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- November 10th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: The Daily Fleur de Lis
The Fleur de List trophy on the mantle is pretty common place on the fireplace mantle in New Orleans. In my travels about, though, I have seen in several homes far from the Big Easy.-steve buser…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
This is really "getting into the game" on a giant chess board at Del Lago in Conroe, LA. The set is on the patio by the pool and is a real eye catcher.--steve buserDel Lago, Texas, ConroePowered…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Pixel Eyed
The Grand Canyon at sunset is one of the real treats at this national park. There are good spots and better spots to do this. We kept travelling along the rim of the Canyon looking for tha…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
Since we are on a Mardi Gras theme of sorts for today, I thought I would get a little on the technical side and go through some of the required paraphernalia for the perfect family celebration of the…
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- November 9th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
The tropical storm Ida pounding into the Alabama and Mississippi Coast tonight, reminds me of a little more that a year ago when Gustav was bearing down and we decided to head to the Alabama coast to…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
Sitting at Del Lago this weekend watching our son, Charlie, run, ride and swim a Half Iron-man, gave me a lot of time to point my camera at anything that was in striking distance. These blue flo…
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- November 8th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
There is a certain style to catching Mardi Gras beads in New Orleans. 1) keep you eye on the catch. 2) extend your arms 3) close in on the target. 4) Let your excitement run away with you. 5) Th…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
What do you suppose captures a tiger's attention when he loses focus in the middle of a circus act. We took our children recently to the Shriner's Circus in Beaumont, TX. I was wonde…
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- November 6th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
You get a mouthful of tasty stuff from the bottom of the pond and then strain out the water -- you want this to be better tasting, not more filling, right?--steve buser
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- November 1st, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
Our granddaugher Sophie climbs up in the bubble under the sting ray tank at the Aquarium in Downtown Houston. Personally, I don't think she cared a bit about the stingrays. She was after a…
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- October 31st, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Pixel Eyed
A Great Egret takes a leap into the air and glides away from his perch. The picture is from the Oil and Gas Park in jennings, LA. His companion for the the morning, the Anhinga on the right side…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
You know those beggars at the traffic light that bring their pets to tug on you emotions. This little squirrel decided to strike out on his own and came right up to our table as we were eating o…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
I just thought this fire escape along side the patterned bricks on this Downtown Houston building made a strange photo.Too many designers these days are afraid to use broad swaths of pattern.--steve b…
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- October 29th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
Little Sophie gets a close up view when my wife, Linda, shows her how to feed the giraffes at Global Wildlife Center -- a free range preserve in Folsom -- about an hour out of New Orleans. I thought f…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Pixel Eyed
My biggest surprise at Global Wildlife Center where we visited this past weekend was the orneriness of the Zebras. They would push there way to the front by the wagon train we were in and then c…
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- October 27th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
Two young buckS tangle antlers trying to prove their "staghood." We were at the Global Wildlife Center in Folsom, La -- a pleasant country drive north of New Orleans. The animals would com…
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- October 26th, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Pixel Eyed
We had the grandkids and a bunch from Linda's family at the Global Wildlife Center in Folsom this weekend. I don't think I have ever seen brighter kids' eyes thatn when they found out they got t…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: New Orleans Daily Photo
Linda and I, went with her family to the Global Wildlife Center in Folsom, LA, his weekend (its about 45 miles north of New Orleans. It consists of about 900 acres of free range for some wild an…
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- October 23rd, 2009
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Pixel Eyed
A young buck elk in full velvet in Yellowstone National Park stops eating leaves for a second to check me out. I guess he was wondering what that big eye was sticking out of my face. This was on…
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sbuser has posted a new entry on: Southeast Texas Daily Photo
This is the traffic coming over the Calcasieu River bridge in Lake Charles,La as we head into the sunset and toward, Beaumont, TX. You can seen them in this picture, because it is too dark, but…
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