My 2019 calendar arrived in the mail yesterday. The adjective doesn’t merely indicate possession; it’s my calendar because I created it. I started making a calendar five or six years ago to share the fruits my burgeoning photography hobby with friends. I also use it as a way to challenge myself to keep finding new birds and keep improving my photography skills them.
I took the cover picture of the cedar waxwing while hiking in Glacier National Park this summer. It was our first trip after our retirements. I was thrilled to get this shot for a few reasons. I rarely see them around here, I think they’re gorgeous, and I missed a great chance summer before last to get a picture of two of them munching on berries in the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
In addition to the cedar waxing photo, which is also the bird for May, two other photos came from our trip out West. I saw the American dipper in Glacier NP, and the Western tanager outside Grand Tetons NP. Three more of the photos for this calendar came from my trip last May to the Biggest Week in American Birding, and another three from a trip to Florida back in February with our friend Debbie. The remaining three shots were from other trips before 2017.
This is the first time I’m offering the calendar for sale through my website. I was gratified by the response I got. I’m also very happy with the job my new vendor did. If you ordered a calendar, thank you! It’s on its way to you and I hope you enjoy it. If you didn’t order one, you’ll have another chance next year. Watch this space!