Midday, Floral, Macro

It has been way too long since my last post on this blog. To say I’ve been busy is a little understated. Things have changed.

The first week in August I accepted an offer on a new job in Columbus, Georgia. It is basically a transfer between to companies within the same larger organization. I moved from Collins Aerospace to Pratt & Whitney. I’m still a Quality Engineer doing the same type of work, but I finally was able to move to a warmer climate.

I’ve lived in New York my whole life and have spent the last 33+ years in the Utica/Rome area. As much as I have enjoyed living in that area, I have grown tired of being cold in the winter. I sold the house four years ago with the intent of moving south but became complacent with the new experience of apartment living. If I didn’t move now, I don’t think I ever would have made this change.

My trip to Florida in early September morphed into a trip to my daughter’s north of Atlanta to drop off a car load of stuff I didn’t want the movers handling. I also used that trip to look for an apartment. The stuff I needed to coordinate and figure out to lease a new place had me cancel my trip to Disney, drive back home and get everything sorted out for the move.

The movers came on September 25th to pack up my apartment and the next day I hit the road with the cats toward our new home. Hurricane Helene interrupted that trip and we ended up staying an extra day in Roanoke, Virginia until it was possible to travel again. We moved in on Saturday, September 28th.

Of course, my stuff didn’t show up until October 7th and I have been spending the past week unpacking the boxes. Yesterday I went to my daughter’s apartment (about 2 hours north) to pick up my stuff which included all my photography equipment. Now I’m looking for locations around me to explore with my lens.

So far, I’m loving it! My apartment is in a nice location north of the city. I’m about 3 hours to the Florida coast along the pan-handle and a little over 6 hours to Walt Disney World. This is going to work out well…

Midday, Floral, Macro

Midday, Floral, Macro

Squared – SQ190
Midday, Floral, Macro

I normally do not seek out insects as subjects for my macro lens, but I’m not passing up an opportunity. As I was chasing the butterflies, there was a determined bumblebee to get his fair share. I would have loved a better view of his wings, but I’ll take what I was able to capture.