Poetic Shutterbug

Taken at Ocean Beach in San Francisco Click Photos To Enlarge Taken at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens Taken on 46th and Taraval Street Visit Wordless Wednesday for more wordless fun.

Midnight is what I call him - taken at the Palace of Legion of Honor in San Francisco . My friend Carmen's buddy Manfred - taken at Spreckles Lake in Golden Gate Park My squirrel diva buddy - taken at the Botanical Gardens in San Francisco My buddy Dominoes - taken at Spreckles Lake in Golden Gate Park Click the above photo widget to visit other participants at Camera Critters.

This is the first time I was able to catch a squirrel so still. I took the shot, he then turned to me for a few seconds then ran away. This was at the Botanical Gardens during my walk. Ratty, over at The Everyday Adventurer , this one's for you. Enjoy!

I'm walking the paths at the gardens and decided to take a short cut up a stone walkway surrounded by dirt and fallen leaves. Without even looking I begin climbing the stone path when I see something move towards me. I look down to find a squirrel propped up standing before me about six inches away from my feet. He's glaring at me as if to say "okay move, you're blocking my way." I had my camera in my hand and immediately thought of my buddy Ratty over at the Everyday Adventurer blog. I thought to myself what a great shot. He's looking right up at me and I'll be able to finally get a closeup of one of these critters. So, I slowly raise the camera to get a photo of him when in a split second he dodges his way between my feet and my camera caught him "leaving the scene." I guess he doesn't like his picture taken :)