I am one month into my new website, have had some business which is good. Only recently I uploaded some new photos as I have been pretty busy. The biggest part is my daughter gave birth to her first child, a son, so I am a first time grandfather. So happy she and the baby are both doing well and are healthy. I am sure that little guy will be taking some time away from my nature photos but it will be well worth it. I did some maternity pics for her which turned out better than I expected. I have always told people it is easier to photograph nature than people. I guess because my "people" photos always seem to have something not right, eyes closed, background photo bombers, etc.

It has been a good Spring, lots of nature to photograph and some beautiful sunrises and sunsets, a couple meteor showers in which I got a couple shots but overall the showers were disappointing. I had to work on the night of the eclipse so I missed that, hopefully there will be clear skies this fall when I believe it is supposed to happen again.  Seems the deer are out quite a bit nowadays as I see them in the fields at almost any time of the day. I am still trying to get some photos of does with fawns and have seen several but just have not been in the right place at the right time. As you can imagine they won't let you get to close. I also will be out trying to get some wildflowers in bloom, Kansas Springs and Summers are so beautiful with the colors splashed in with the green grass of the prairies. Also the wheat is about to be harvested as it has changed form it's Winter green to it's golden color.

Well that's all for now hope you enjoy my photos, be sure to find me and LIKE me on Facebook at Micheal Hoag Photos. Be sure to go out and take the time to Enjoy The Great Outdoors!

Mike