Back Yard Beauty

I live right on a pond and we have had some beautiful birds visiting recently.  This little buddy was hanging out yesterday during a light rain and I went out to get some pictures.  It took me about 20 minutes of playing tag to finally get a good one but I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Spring!

I took this picture leaving work last week with my 18-200.  Not the ideal choice but the flowers were beautiful and I was able to catch the bee at a perfect moment.

Dash!

Here's a pic of our new dog, Dash, running around the back yard.  He's a Maltese and weighs all of 7.5 pounds.  I'm sure there will be many more of him to come!