It's Friday. It's after work. Can't get more lazy than that. The sun is out - and although not summer warm, it is coming out of winter warm.
We have a homemade birdhouse in front of the house, close to my office window. The house is untreated wood and it shows. It has been weathered by at least 10 Michigan outdoor years. Wood grains and colors are awesome. Can't buy it in a store.
Over the years, the house has been home to a new Sparrow family every spring. From the house I can watch the cycle of the birds freshening up the nest with new organic material, starting the family and then moving out, all in the space of a few months. I never got it as a kid how all this could be interesting. But now, we'll always have a bird house or many around.
So I have the cameras out this afternoon, getting prepped for a small outing tomorrow. I've been working a lot with the D850, now how to bring out the D500. Tomorrow's nature hike in a county park that will be new to me will have the D500 and the 70-300 lens as the primary unit. I'll take the D850 and monster lens in the car for backup or opportunity. (Frankly, I'm learning that unit is heavy to lug around!)
Back to today, and the sunlight hitting a Sparrow on the birdhouse in front of the house. It's not exotic. It's not exciting. But it is a sign, spring is on the way. The term lazy in the title does not refer to the Sparrow. It refers to me being lazy in the effort to obtain this shot. Slightly more than mailing it in.
Looking forward to tomorrow's hike. Maybe a bit warmer, and just as many no clouds.
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