What Next Photography & Graphic Arts

A male eastern cardinal peers into the camera lens from his perch in a rose bush.

05 Jul

Eastern Cardinals are Very Colorful in Their Prime

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography, Poetry

Red Splendor Elegant, bright red bird. Sitting on a rose branch. Early morning light. A peaceful time of day. Time...

A water strider skims across the waters surface using its legs to keep it afloat.

03 Jul

A Most Interesting and Unusual Insect is the Water Strider

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Insects, Photography, Travels, Uncategorized

Water Boatman If you have lived in the eastern or mid western United States and spent very much time outside...

A river cooter glides through the beautiful greenish water with just her head above. The smooth water gives off a near perfect reflection of her head.

02 Jul

Water Turtles are Really Beautiful in the Water

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Reptiles & Amphibians, Travels

Heads Up Most photos that I see of water turtles are taken when they are out of the water basking....

An eastern tower fledgling ponders getting a bite at the feeding station.

01 Jul

My First Fledgling Towhee Was Very Exciting

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Towhee Fledgling Yesterday I showed you guys the male eastern towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) collecting meal worms to take to is...

A male towhee looks over the choices of food at a feeding station.

30 Jun

Birds with Little Nestlings Love to Gather Food

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography 2 Comments

Lots of Choices It’s that time of year when many of the birds around here have little ones in the...

A closeup photo of a paperflower shows the details of the thin purple petals and the white pistils.

29 Jun

The Paperflower is a Beautiful Type of Bougainvillea

Posted by whatnext10 Environment, Photography, Plants and Flowers 1 Comment

Paperflower Yet another gorgeous flower that was growing in lots of places in the Cedar Lake Botanical Garden was the...

A black and white rose flower with just a touch of pink color and some pink illumination appears to be blushing.

28 Jun

Rose Flowers Can Be Beautiful with Just a Little Color

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Photography, Plants and Flowers, Travels 1 Comment

Blushing Rose As a general rule, I feel like roses are very over done in photography. Yes, they are really...

A banana spider hangs in its web awaiting the movement of prey as it enters the web.

27 Jun

Banana Spiders are Beautiful and Great at Catching Insects

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Photography, Spiders, Travels

Web World The Cedar Lake Botanical Garden was not only a great place for seeing loads of beautiful flowers, but...

An Egyptian lotus flower looks as though it is glowing on the inside in the later afternoon sun.

25 Jun

The Egyptian Lotus is a Stunningly Beautiful Flower

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Plants and Flowers, Travels 4 Comments

Glow of the Lotus Yesterday I went to the Cedar Lake Botanical Garden in Williston, Florida, not far from my...

An American bullfrog poses for a photo with a quizzical head tilt.

23 Jun

I Really Love My Handsome American Bullfrog

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Poetry, Reptiles & Amphibians 1 Comment

Froggy Baby A handsome green bullfrog perches quietly on ponds edge. Green face with large, mottled eyes above a big,...