I found these amazing images in the “Visions of Earth” gallery on the National Geographic web site. Take a look.
-Bob Hammerstrom

I see no humor in photographing car accidents, except for the bumper sticker I spotted today on the back of this old Ford pickup truck, which was crushed like an accordion when it struck the side of a dump truck on a city street in Hudson, New Hampshire this morning.

“I am the queen of the castle.” Those were some of the words sung by three-year-old Isabel Gerstein of Nashua, N.H., while she twirled and danced in front of a large wall mirror outside her bedroom.

There was a reason the regulars at our bird feeders were away this morning. Outnumbered and outsized, the chick-a -dees, nuthatches and finches had to wait for breakfast until the flock of wild turkeys finished their meal.

Every spring I look forward to the first flowers emerging up through the leaves coating our perennial gardens. This flatbush Crocus plant pierced right through the thick oak leaves covering it - a sign that I better get out there soon and remove the leaves from the bark mulch below.

You can take a pig out of the barnyard, and call it your pet, but you cannot take the barnyard out of the pig and call it clean.

With a winter like we’ve had this year, who in the world would want to move to New Hampshire?
So, is it true that robins fly south for the winter? Are you sure?

I thought this pattern of curled up leaves on my Azalea bush made an interesting pattern in black and white.

As a photographer, just how far do you travel to take scenic pictures? In 2009, I will be challenging myself to find scenic pictures in my own backyard. The photographs will be published in this blog under the category “Backyard Wonders.” You’ll also be able to view the pictures on my Flickr page.

I’ve been shooting elections since the mid-80’s. Some of those were is tiny old country schoolhouses in rural Minnesota, surrounded by open fields. I don’t remember long lines of voters, just pickups and tractors lined up along gravel roads.