A Walk in the Snow

December 24, 2009 · By Deb Phillips – The Photo Gal 
Lewisville, NC residents walk through Lewisville after a freshly fallen snow. Photography by Deb Phillips.

Lewisville residents — human and canine alike — were out enjoying the beauty of a freshly fallen snow.

More Beauty to Photograph

The first snowfall of the season dropped approximately 4-6 inches of white stuff on our beloved Lewisville, providing a myriad of subjects to photograph. As the sun began to break through parting clouds, the best direction to point my camera was typically westward. Snow-covered yards and homes facing east were bathed in poignant morning light. The scenes were a delight to my eyes — and visual food for my hungry camera!

After arriving at snow-draped Shallowford Square and photographing it from various viewpoints (see Serenity at the Square), I continued making my way through downtown Lewisville.

Residents were beginning to emerge from their homes to experience the beautiful snow for themselves. Couples were walking together, and individuals were out with their dogs. I found them all to be just as intriguing and beautiful to photograph as the stately snow-covered homes I’d been photographing.

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The Hummer

September 3, 2009 · By Deb Phillips – The Photo Gal 
A female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in Lewisville, NC (Forsyth County), photographed by Deb Phillips.

A Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (female) approaches a feeder.

Waiting

As of today, I have a heightened respect for wildlife photographers. They not only tend to spend a great deal of time waiting — waiting to capture the potentially elusive pose of some member of the animal kingdom. But very often they’re patiently waiting under uncomfortable — if not extreme — conditions.

I really shouldn’t complain, then, that it took me four hours to capture a few decent shots of this hummer, which I believe to be a female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. I stood the entire time, inside an enclosed sunroom, quietly watching the feeder that this hummingbird has claimed as hers the entire summer. CLICK to see a few more photos of The Hummer

Graveyard Tour – Lewisville Baptist Church

June 26, 2009 · By Deb Phillips – The Photo Gal 
A closeup of the manufacturer's nameplate on the original pig iron fence that surrounds a small group of historic gravestones in the center of the Lewisville Baptist Church graveyard. Deb Phillips, photographer.

This artistically rendered photo is a close-up of the manufacturer's nameplate on the original pig iron fence that surrounds a small group of historic gravestones in the center of the Lewisville Baptist Church graveyard.

The Next Stop on the Tour

The fourth of six stops on the 2009 Historic Graveyard Tour that was held on May 2, 2009 in Lewisville took us to the graveyard at Lewisville Baptist Church. (Click to read the previous post on the Historic Graveyard Tour at Panther Creek Plantation.)

Although the graveyard at Lewisville Baptist Church is not as old as some of the other graveyards on the tour, such as the Shiloh Lutheran Church and the Concord United Methodist Church graveyards, it nevertheless holds historic significance.

Leading this segment of the graveyard tour was Mary Alice Warren, a member of Lewisville Baptist Church. Mary Alice concentrated her brief talk on the center portion of the graveyard that includes the gravestones of Lewisville’s founder, Lewis Laugenour, and his wife, Betty.

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Mistaken Identity

May 29, 2009 · By Deb Phillips – The Photo Gal 
Rabbit grazing in Lewisville, NC (Forsyth County). Deb Phillips, photographer.

This rabbit was spotted grazing non-stop in Lewisville, North Carolina.

Mystery Rabbit

I was walking back to my truck after photographing “Mother Bluebird” (see Eating In), when I saw this rabbit just eating away. As I looked at the rabbit through my long lens, I was a bit stunned by those long and slightly round-tipped ears. They didn’t exactly fit my mental picture of a rabbit with shorter, more pointed ears.

At first, I thought it might be a jackrabbit, but then I saw this photo of a jackrabbit. Now, those are some serious ears!

And then I thought that perhaps this is a type of hare because, technically, hares are not the same as rabbits. I found a page full of hare photos. Although they look more like this rabbit than the jackrabbit does, I don’t think it’s the same type of rabbit.

So I’m afraid that, for now, this rabbit will have to go unidentified — unless you can help out. If you know what type of rabbit this is, please leave a comment. I’m all ears! (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself!) CLICK to see a CLOSE-UP of this rabbit

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