It’s Sunday morning. The temperature is cool. There is nice breeze, and we are a bit tired of packing up our condo. So, we grabbed our cameras and headed out for a walk at a couple of spots in Sudbury, MA. We wanted to shoot (that is, photograph) critters, specifically turtles, but we were open to whatever crossed our path.

In Africa we did big game shooting. We would shoot lions, elephants, and buffalo.  A nice photo of a lion in action will always captivate the imagination. But in Sudbury the critters are more benign. How about a Robin sitting in a bush?  Yawn. Since Sudbury could not offer lions in action, I settled for the warm fuzziness of geese with their goslings – pulling at your heartstrings.

We came across this family outing during our walk.

We came across this family outing during our walk.

These goslings were left to play among the grasses.

These goslings were left to play among the grasses.

Done with the feel-good geese, we stumbled across a few snakes. In Arizona where we have the Diamondback and Mohave Rattlers, snakes can be active and very dangerous.  Again Sudbury has a lot less to offer. The only snakes we came across was the docile water snake. Again, yawn.

This Garter Snake was the most active we saw - yawn.

This Water Snake was the most active we saw – yawn.

This "Guarder Snake" made this passing seem ominous.

Docile or not, this “Water Snake” made this passing seem ominous.

Alright, safari this is not, but the the photography is still a lot of fun.  Finally, a few turtles to complete the day.

Soaking up the sun, this turtle was quite content.

Soaking up the sun, this turtle was quite content.

Relaxing on a Sunday morning.

Relaxing on a Sunday morning.

And remember, it’s all about the light.