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No Joke: Capturing the Comedy in Our Backyard

Forget nature documentaries from the back of beyond; the real drama (and comedy) is happening right outside my window—100% unscripted.  Welcome to the world of AzarÉl Greetings. If you’re new, I create miniature, whimsical scenes and hide tiny treats throughout the sets. Then I wait with my camera while the

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The Songbirds, The Cat, and the Traitor (who loves both)

This week, I wanted to share the story of the newest member of the AzarÉl Greetings home: HiJinx. Somehow, we have become an accidental magnet for cats. It wasn’t exactly our intention.  The simple truth? If you put food outside, they will come! It is a bit ironic, isn’t it?

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Turkey Tidbits (aka Conversation Lifelines)

For AzarÉl Greetings Photography, I’m usually all about the dainty songbirds and cute critters in our woods. But let’s pause the usual programming for some other, much larger avian residents—the ones we usually associate with overeating. Yep, the wild turkey! We’ve spotted them strutting through our campfire area, and every

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Art by Bruce: Random Acts of Artistic Nonsense

In America, anyone can grow up to be President, and anyone who doesn’t grow up can become the kind of artist I am.  When asked for my “mission statement” as an artist, I am always quick to respond: “I have none.”  To those who don’t know me well I may seem like

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Birds: Surprising Things I’ve Seen

Bird watching has jaw-dropping moments. Some are hilarious! Others are filled with awe and wonder. Get ready to laugh out loud and then feel amazed! This is the most recent hilarious event. A downy woodpecker surprisingly crept to the top of Jingle the gnome. I was all set to photograph

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Garfunkel the Squirrel Plays Guitar

AzarÉl Greetings’ guitar photography sessions turned out to be one of the most time-intensive sessions I’ve ever done. It took stick-to-itiveness, tenacity, and sheer stubbornness beyond the realm of sanity! Usually, a scene is photographed for several hours in a single day. Sometimes I’ll work on the same scene a

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