Tony's Photo of the Day: March 2003 Archives

March 31, 2003

Treed apples

image of green and red apples on their tree

I snuck up on these wild fruits in their native habitat and got their pictures before they were even full grown and away from home.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Fishers, Indiana

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March 30, 2003

Shoo fly

close-up image of a house fly on a grape leaf

I was surprised it let me get this close without flying away, but glad it did.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Fishers, Indiana

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March 29, 2003

Shall we pray?

Although insects aren't generally my favorite things, I find the praying mantis to be very beautiful. When I saw this one standing there, I had to get his photo.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Fishers, Indiana

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March 28, 2003

Sassy hot tart

If there's food in heaven, this will be there. Crunchy chocolate on the outside. Gooey chocolate on the inside. Melting cream on top. You don't know what you're missing 'til you've had one of these.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Guthrie's in downtown Dallas, Texas

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March 27, 2003

Flowing through campus

image of a stream running through the University of Texas at Arlington campus

In the middle of the campus where I went to school was a beautiful lake (except when it half dried up in the hot Oklahoma summers). But even more beautiful is this stream I found flowing through the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) campus.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: University of Texas at Arlington

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March 26, 2003

Red and tacky

close-up image of a red thumb tack stuck in a black paper

Stick it where it sticks. A nice basic close-up that even shows the scratches on the plastic of the thumb tack. = )

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: My office in Dallas, Texas

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March 25, 2003

Four dead presidents

image of the four presidents' facea on Mount Rushmore

What a perfect day this was with a perfectly blue sky. The presidents came out looking like a post card.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Mount Rushmore in South Dakota

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March 24, 2003

Peek-a-boo with George

image of George Washington's face on Mount Rushmore from a cave below

At the base of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota is a little cave from which you can look up and take a peek at George through a crack in the roof.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Mount Rushmore in South Dakota

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March 23, 2003

That's no bull

image of couple of buffalo in South Dakota

As the title says, "that's no bull." It's a couple of buffalo in Custer State Park in South Dakota.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Custer State Park in South Dakota

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March 22, 2003

Sylvan Lake

The cliffs and steep banks around much of Sylvan Lake are beautiful.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Sylvan Lake in South Dakota

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March 21, 2003

Lake in the woods

image of Sylvan Lake through the trees in South Dakota

Walk up and around the rocks and boulders and through the trees to see the beautiful Sylvan Lake in South Dakota.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Sylvan Lake in South Dakota

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March 20, 2003

It's all downstream from here

image of the stream at the bottom of Bridal Veil Falls in South Dakota

At the foot of Bridal Veil Falls is this little stream. After falling a couple hundred feet straight down, the water just calmly meanders along on its way.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Bridal Veil Falls near Rapid City, South Dakota

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March 19, 2003

Here comes the bride

image of Bridal Veil Falls in South Dakota

I don't know who the groom is, but this beautiful hunk of rock with the water flowing over her is apparently the bride. This is Bridal Veil Falls in South Dakota.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Bridal Veil Falls near Rapid City, South Dakota

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March 18, 2003

Go with the flow

image of Roughlock Falls in South Dakota

You wouldn't believe how cold it is standing in this water to take the picture...and that was in the middle of summer.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Roughlock Falls in South Dakota

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March 17, 2003

Flower power

These beauties were being grown by my wife's grandparents in Nebraska. And I love carnations, so I couldn't resist.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Nebraska

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March 16, 2003

Down on the farm

image of a farm framed by trees and grass

When we stopped at a rest stop, I saw this farm out across the field behind it, framed in the trees and knew I had to grab a photo of it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: CoolPix 990

Location: Nebraska

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March 15, 2003

Carpeted with leaves

image of green grass carpeted with brown leaves

With the sunshine and the warm weather we've had the last couple of days, this is the kind of place I just want to stretch out and relax.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Samuel Park on the East side of Dallas, Texas

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March 14, 2003

Root of the problem

black & white image of the roots of a tree

I like this tree. It just looks like it's done everything it could to survive...and has done so. It reached here and there...front, back, left, right until it found the water and sustenance it needed. And it made it.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Samuell Park on the east side of Dallas, Texas

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March 13, 2003

Berry berry bright

close-up image of red berries on their tree

I loved these bright berries on the tree when I saw them. So much color and contrast when everything else was just shades of green and gray.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Samuell Park on the east side of Dallas, Texas

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March 12, 2003

Pining away

Pining away
Dying away
The life it comes
But never does stay

Another year
With summer's cheer
But winter's chill
Is always near

Needles they go
When ere is the snow
But they'll come again
With spring time's new glow

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Samuell Park on the east side of Dallas, Texas

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March 11, 2003

Pink sky at night, sailor's delight

image of a pink and purple sunset sky through the branches of a tree

And so ends another day in Dallas.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: In front of my apartment in Dallas, Texas

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March 10, 2003

Don't fence me in

A beautiful, sunny day, but I'm too busy to get past my back yard fence.Oh well, I liked the whole wood grain look.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: My back yard in Dallas, Texas

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March 09, 2003

Leaf alone

close-up image of a dying leaf on the ice

Since the weather here is back up to the 70s the last couple of days, I decided to pull out a pic I took last week when it was still "freezing". Hot today, cold tomorrow.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Thanksgiving Square in downtown Dallas, Texas

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March 08, 2003

Light rock

This "little" pink crystal stands about 2 or 3 feet tall in some water down in Pegasus Plaza in downtown Dallas. I walk by it almost every day and thought I would share it.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: Pegasus Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas

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March 07, 2003

Cloudy moon

image of the full moon through the clouds with tree branches

I've taken several photos of the moon, but this one has been my favorite.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: My front yard in Dallas, Texas

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March 06, 2003

Burn baby burn

This shot was kind of fun to take. Getting close enough to the flame to feel the heat, but making sure not to get burnt.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: My kitchen in Dallas, Texas

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March 05, 2003

Back yard underbrush

Some days you just have to ignore the fact that you're stuck in the big city and look at what "underbrush" and "jungle" you can find. That's where this shot came from.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: My back yard in Dallas, Texas

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March 04, 2003

No bark, no bite

image of the trunks of some barkless trees

I've always liked the way these trees looked with little or no bark. They just have this clean, fresh, unencumbered look that says, "I'm free to grow. Nothing's going to hold me back."

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: My back yard in Dallas, Texas

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March 03, 2003

I'm tired

image of a tire hanging on a barbed wire fence post

While out on a "Sunday drive" last Sunday a few miles west of Dallas I came across this scene. All I could think is "nothing says you're in the country like a tire hangin' on the fence."

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: Nikon CoolPix 990

Location: In between Dallas and Greenville, Texas

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March 02, 2003

Little yellow flower

Sometimes it seems we overlook the beauty in the small things...just because they're small. And although most would probably consider these weeds and worthless, their little yellow flowers are every bit as beautiful as any of the typical ten dollar a dozen variety. Look for the beauty in the small things.

-Tony (Eravau)

Location: My front yard in Dallas, Texas

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March 01, 2003

An apple a day

Being stuck home sick yesterday, I didn't get much chance to wander around looking for things to photograph. So I just wandered into the kitchen and found this. A splash of red for your screen.

-Tony (Eravau)

Camera: CoolPix 990
Shutter: 1/3
Aperture: f 3.2
ISO: 400

Location: The kitchen at home in Dallas, Texas

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