The Regulars

"That a new hat? It's beautiful!" he commented as they approached me on the dam, the dogs trotting ahead.

"Yep. A wider brim. A fisherman's hat."

"It's beautiful," he said, and they headed for bridge. 

We're regulars -- the walkers/swimmers and I.

Like the pink lady's slippers and slant line moths who rest on them and the dragonflies and damselflies I photograph, we too know the place and enjoy its intimate pleasures.

Panasonic GH3: Day 1

Pros
1/ familiarity with Panasonic Lumix menus
2/ good camera feel with sound grip
3/ lightweight even with a macro lens
4/ fast 
5/ beautiful bokeh

Cons
1/ the rubber ring around the viewfinder will destroy my glasses (I couldn't see through it within half an hour because of smudging)
2/ fixed focus will take a long time to learn to use (just as the macro option on the Canon G12 did)
3/ hard to find the little Odonates through the viewfinder or on the screen
4/ expensive
5/ I missed being able to just snap pictures at different focal lengths (this surprised me)

Today's Results
Best shots of totally still Lancet Clubtail and flowers. 

Worst shots of dragonflies in typical plant positions and windy web.

Judgment
The jury's out.

A Long Time Coming

Everything conspires to make me revel in the joy of company:

spring

Odonates

Lady's Slippers

and neighbors.

I love them all!

Three Good Things on Earth Day

1. A colony of pink Lady's Slippers blossoming, in shade and sun.

2. A Russian photographer's macro magic show. Oh, Vyacheslav Mischenko, what wonders you us to behold!

3. The week's bounty, thanks to my half-share in a local CSA.

Three Sure Signs of Spring

1.
A newly emerged Odonate invited to Miss Spider's Tea Party.

2.

Lady's Slippers. (I stopped counting at 36.)

3.

Students at the lake, some fishing, some reading, some debating philosophy, one chillaxin'.