May 19, 2018

Shooting Pictures without Film

Okay, my camera doesn't use film; it uses memory cards. Somehow last weekend I either forgot to insert the card or it fell back out. I lost two days of pictures! Yes, toward the end of the second day I noticed a little red warning through the viewfinder but I couldn't read it so I didn't realize the card was missing until I tried to remove it to transfer the images to my computer. Oops!

This Sony camera does not have built-in memory like my Nikon. Some of the pictures I lost were of little consequence: flowers in a nice garden (I have others),  a deer (I have hundreds of deer pictures). Other pictures I wish I had: Lynn in the arboretum at JMU (although I think she was frowning at me) and three baby birds (possibly grackles) that had fallen from a nest at Birdsong Garden. (We did notify our hostess and she said she would keep an eye on them.) Then there was a great shot that I missed and now I'm glad I missed it: a young bear that we saw crossing Skyline Drive. By the time I stopped the car he scrambled into the woods. If I had shot pictures of him, I'd be really unhappy about losing them!

Well, I have some other pictures to share today with Saturday Critters and I'd Rather B Birdin', starting with these ducklings and their mom.


The robin's nest was on a sill in someone else's house. The parent was nearby and the little ones had recently hatched.

The next three pictures show goslings. They are with their parents plus an extra goose, whom I call Auntie. Geese often group together to keep babies safe.



Last but not least, here's my baby! He looks a bit forlorn because I stepped down into the yard to take pictures and left him on the deck.

Flash is doing okay considering his age and ailments. Getting his medicine into him is a test of wills. He sleeps most of the day and only shows energy first thing in the morning and later after 5 PM. Then he follows me around for a while, eats, drinks, and hangs out with us. Eventually he gets tired and goes into his crate to go to sleep.

15 comments:

  1. You posted duckling like me. SNAP!Love your dog. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  2. That photo of Flash just MELTS MY HEART!! And your new feathered arrivals & soon to be's are priceless!

    I thank you for taking time to add your link to this post for us all at I'd Rather B Birdin'...much appreciated!

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  3. ...I lost a memory card from my Sony, there was no red light, it just didn't work.

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  4. Hello, sorry about your lost photos. My camera will not work without a memory card. I love the sweet Flash photo. The ducklings and goslings are adorable. Thanks so much for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day and new week ahead.

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  5. I don't have a slot on my laptop for the memory card, so it just sits in the camera, and I have to plug in a cord to download. Have switched to iCloud for many of my pics from the phone now. Sorry you lost some of your creations.

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  6. Flash looks sad. :( love the ducklings and goslings. This is a fun time of the year to visit ponds.

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  7. My card broke - before I could safe the pictures - on a holiday. Lesson learned: Save to hard drive after every day!

    Cute pics. The last one, though, oh, so sad.

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  8. I haven't lost a memory card, fortunately. I have a couple of backups at home just in case.

    The mama birds are very watchful of their little ones.

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  9. Great pics, Linda. Poor Flash is left on the porch, he can't believe it. :) That's too bad about your memory card, can't tell you how many times I've done that. My camera won't take photos unless it has a card in it.

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  10. Those goslings are precious. I always carry an extra stick, my sony tells me right away

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  11. lovely gooselings :) Strange thing with your camera. I never had one that allowed you to take "pics" when there are no memorycard in it.

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  12. Linda oh no I hate losing pictures, even when they are 'of little consequence' .... but oh my gosh the ones you did get are great. (I do try to remember that 'in the olden days' I used to be happy just to see birds and nature and scenery..... and now I shouldn't be unhappy just because I lose or miss a good shot. (But I am.)

    amazing picture of the robin's nest. And lovely to see the bear, even if .....

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  13. It's not good to lose photographs, but those you've shared here I like.

    All the best Jan

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  14. Sorry to hear you lost the memory card. I'm sure that must be frustrating. Cute goslings. Flash is always a good photographic subject!

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