Guardians of the Tomb

A tomb guard walks his 21 steps (symbolic of the the 21-gun salute) at the hourly change of the guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Silent Spectator

Mother's Day

On Mother's Day, a shout out for those who lend their motherhood to kids at orphanages across the world.

Bees: Taken for Granted?

When was the last time we thought of thanking a bee when eating a fruit? Simply put, bees keep the world's food supply alive and cost effective. 

Lately bee populations have been shrinking, suspected to be from use of neonicotinoid pesticides. Watch the "60 Minutes" video within this news article. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57578760/pesticide-blamed-for-declining-bee-population/

Shot this one in our own backyard where with the built in diversity and with no pesticides used, we get some good bee activity. 

Those wings flap at much more than the 1/8000 second speed that I had to shoot it at to freeze the face.