Chasing frogs...

...camera in hand

As I was wandering on two wheels yesterday, I passed a pond that was clad in lily pads and water lilies. I stopped to soak in the beauty and I heard the sound of frogs. And then I saw the frogs. It was a staring contest, human to frog, frog to human. Only a small piece of the frogs' heads were visible. Staring...

I only had my baby camera with me yesterday, and I couldn't convince it to focus on the frogs - so I just had to return today with my SLR. I rode a very different set of loops today, but I made sure to visit the frogs again. Photo success!

I'm not sure who had the more powerful stare - but I suspect it was the frog!

I guess the frog decided that it was safe to sit up a little higher and come a little further out of the water...

Sunflower magic

More pictures from this weekend can be found on pages 10 and 11 of this photo gallery.