“Lunar Eclipse” 2-20-08
Last night I went out at 10pm to catch the Lunar Eclipse. I bundled up as warm as I could, I brought my Canon 20D on a tripod, my tiny Olympus FE230 in my pocket and so I could see…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Category Nature Photos
“Backyard Sketching” 2-16-08
Today I decided to sketch some tracks before we have another snow or melt. I’d prefer a melt…but I don’t have any control over that! So I bundled up and after feeding the chickens, started drawing. My dog Ginger is…
“Sunrise Photo” 2-16-08
I had to add this picture just because it’s so beautiful. I just love watching the sun rise…the time between it’s first color hitting the clouds, then a straight column of light shoots straight up from the horizon, as if…
“Hiking at Como Lake Park” 2-13-08
“Come Walk with Me” On Wednesday, Feb. 13, I asked my friend Sue if she wanted to come exploring Como Lake Park with me. Yes, it was cold but we both have a love of the outdoors and Sue isn’t…
“Hiking on my Land” 2-6-08
Today, I felt a great urge to be outside, the weather was terrible for painting and drawing but actually not bad for a nice cold hike! The air was fresh, the wind steady but not too strong, and Ginger was…
“Connecting to Nature”
(click on the photos for a larger view, these were taken in my own backyard) “Connecting to Nature”by Mary McAndrew2-4-08 “If you’re feeling tired, stressed out or sort of ‘disconnected’ today, consider taking time to visit some place of natural…
“Full Moon” photos
Last night when I went into my upstairs bedroom, it was very dark but for the tremendous light coming in from the window! The moon was so bright. I always look out my bathroom window at the moon at night…
Reinstein Woods 1-10-08
Thursday, 1-10-08 Cold morning but not too bad! I visited Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve in Depew, NY. It’s an almost 300 acre preserve with forests, wetlands and ponds surrounded by suburban developments. What a surprise it is to find a…
Buffalo Botanical Gardens 1-11-08
Click on any picture to view larger. (the photos of me working are compiments of Daniel M. Cox, thanks Dan!) Today I went to the Botanical Gardens with the intention to play around with my travel sketching kit that I…
Hiking on my Land, “Long Lane Farm”
Today I went for a hike with my dog Ginger, the weather was so warm I couldn’t resist! I think the temperature today reached 66 degrees! It’s very breezy, clouds and patches of sun. So we wandered and I pretty…