Humiliated by a Gopher.
Since I began blogging in 2009, I have had photo envy of Carol at Reflection's Flora and Fauna . I love the way she catches wild life. I have been trying so hard to catch an animal, bird, insect, or reptile in a nice pose or at least a realistic pose instead of a blur. This last weekend I had my chance, or so I thought at a picnic the family went on at a local park in California. My son in law, called my granddaughters attention to the fact there was a gopher digging next to us. In a few minutes it was evident he was coming up. I grabbed my camera and rushed to stand near enough ( I am terrible with zoom coming out clear) so I could catch a shot of him as he emerged. There I stood, camera aim... so I thought, first picture was of grass, second was of freshly dug grass. Then! I caught a shot as he emerged. I clicked 3 more times but only got him once as he paused to look at me considering what I was doing. The quick as a flash h...