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Wild New England Flowers

Someday I hope to learn the
names of all the wild flowers,
and plants I find in the woods
around my home. There is no
end to the subject matter out
there. 

Nancy Barrett 2006 by Walt Barrett

My best friend for fifty-six years and a wonderful wife for fifty three of them! She's still looking after me, thank God!
Walt 

Modern Sculpture On A Forest Floor by Walt Barrett

The color of this one just caught my eye. The woods are full of wonders! 

Things That Grow In My Woods by Walt Barrett

I have accumulated a very large collection of the many colorful Fungi that grow in the forests of new England. I get a great deal of enjoyment in looking at them. This one has a little "eye" that kind of winks at you! 

The latest Addition To Our Family

This is Sage Willow, The latest addition to our extended family. Her Mother is My God Child and a Veteran of the first Gulf war.
She will be one year old in a few weeks. I took 56 photos to get this one. I have been known by my staff to be a little fussy at times. I can't inagine why!
Walt

My Fuzzy Friend

I was mushing around in a Connecticut swamp the other day when I spotted this little guy. I call him Fuzzy the caterpillar. He was a challenge to photograph at close range because he would not follow my instructions and pose for me like a good little caterpillar. Nevertheless, here he, or she is in all nature's glory. I hope you enjoy My Fuzzy Friend as much as I do!
Walt

My Gorilla

I met this guy while strolling through the San Diego Zoo.
I just keep running into relatives everywhere I travel!
Walt

Swamp Scene

This is a part of the wildflower trail in the swamp at Baflin wildlife Refuge in Connecticut. There are many excellent photo ops here.
Walt 

Freddie the Fish

I snapped this guy through the glass at the Aquarium in Los Angles. It was not quite sharp enough for my standards so this is where the digital Adobe comes in handy. It is now a digital painting, so you see, when things go wrong, all is not lost!
Walt 

Afternoon Snack

I was walking on the boardwalk in Corkscrew Swamp just outside of Naples, Florida when I spotted this guy. These can be hard shots to get because these critters are very jittery! Photography has taught me to be very patient, and that is quite an accomplishment! 

Stark contrast View From My Deck

There is a view from my deck in the fall just below this photo. This is the view for most of the winter. One thing about New England is that you can certainly and clearly define the seasonal changes. We found an all brown wooley winter caterpiller yesterday in the garden, and he told me that it will be a mild winter this year in Rhode Island -- he knows more than the weather man for sure!
You know who the weatherman is? He's the guy that predicted wind driven rain for last Saturday (Labor Day weekend so my friend cancelled the pig roast),and the wind driven rain didn't happen! The local TV station has five high paid weather people to read the local weather ticker and they still can't get it right!
What a waste of money! No wonder their advertising rates are so expensive!
Walt 

The View From my Deck

It's coming up on that time of year here again in New England -- Fall, the photographers dream weeks. Mid September until Columbus Day, that is the short window of opportunity. Sometims I think that it was the brilliant Fall colors that turned me on to photography. Get out there, and take a walk on a sunlit day, and then you tell me is this is all an accident! Think about it.
Walt 

Distant Cousin

I was walking through the San Diego Zoo One afternoon when I spotted this distant cousin gazing at me intently. It was love at first sight! For me, it was an electrifying moment frozen in time forever.
Walt

The End of An Era

One afternoon I was walking along the
Blackstone Canal When I came upon a little
bridge and crossed to the other side of the river.
The path led up to the railroad and I came upon this crossing. When I turned to my right and looked down the empty tracks it put a whole segment of my life into focus. The abondoned factory, the seldom used tracks and the row of mill houses along those tracks.
My roots go back to a family of mill workers including myself. I went to work in a mill when I was fourteen to help my parents out financially. It was a good experience for me because I made up my mind that day a long time ago that I did not want to work in a mill the rest of my life -- I wanted to own it! It was a dark day when I entered that mill but I have turned it into a positive experiece. Always try to look at the bright side of life!
Walt

Sisters in The Garden

One Saturday my wife and I were driving around Danielson, Connecticut when we spotted a beautiful Rose Garden. Of course, we had to get out to smell the flowers (very important) ,and I had to take my usual photos. All of a sudden a wedding party drove up and began to set up for the
wedding photos. I saw the two little sisters stop for a moment to contemplate some beautiful yellow roses and I instinctively snapped the shutter.
Personally, I love the shot of this
intimate moment between the two of them. I didn't have a release so I made an Impressionist photo painting out of it.
I call it "Sisters In the Garden." I hope you enjoy it.
Walt
 

Lady Snapper

I stepped out the door one morning about three months ago and caught this shot of one of my yearly visitors. They have been coming to visit our gardens for the past seventy-five years. They love to lay their eggs in a sunny spot in the soft sand surrounding the gardens. When the eggs hatch I gather up the babies and carry them down to the lake to release them. Some folks don't care for snapping turtles but I always say that everyone has to make a living -- even the lonely, lowly snapper.
Walt

Little Swinger

I was very lucky to catch this shot of one of my little fourth cousin's at a recent family get together. Candid shots are alway the best in my opinion.
Walt