“Hard Velvet” - Buck Deer Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
“Eyebrows to Die For” - Rabbit Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
“Design by God” - Yucca Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
“Another Sunset Fan” - Sunset Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
“Texas Sunset” - Sunset Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
Such colors…
“Moon” - Moon Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
“Such Textures” - Plant Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
“Diversity in Bloom” - Cactus Flower Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
Blooms up top come from the plant below. Wonderful.
“Diversity in Bloom” - Cactus Flower Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
Blooms up top come from the plant below. Wonderful.
“Whitetails at Dusk” - Deer Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
“Texas Cottontail” - Rabbit Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
This guy and his brother crossed in front of me. He paused after his brother had disappeared into the grass. As soon as I got this shot, he turned and crossed back over the road into the underbrush where they had come from.
“Stairway to Heaven” - Cactus Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
“Fluffy” - Bird Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
Birds in the breeze.
“Fluffy” - Bird Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
Birds in the breeze.
“Pond Flowers” - Pond Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
“Pond Flowers” - Pond Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
“Tiptoe in the Treetop” - Bird Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
We walked up over a tank dam and this guy took off from the water’s edge, circling overhead before landing in a treetop for just a few moments.
Sometimes a photographer gets lucky…
“All Fall Down” - Ranch Photography - © Mark W. Ballard
Nature reclaims man’s handiwork at an astonishing rate. This barn was probably built within my lifetime (makes one feel old…).