During bloom season I am outside more than inside. I live on a pretty busy street on the outskirts of town. I have lots of people that honk & wave as they go by. I also have some people who get a little braver & they stop & come to chat. One of those people who come to chat is Richard but he is a little different because he always has his camera in hand or around his neck. I told him he was always welcome to come & take pictures but I wanted to see some of his photos. The next time he stopped by, he had his portfolio with him & I fell in love! He calls himself an amateur but I think he is fantastic. From time to time he emails me some of his new photos & they are always wonderful. When I started building my site, I asked his permission to use some of his photos on my site & he graciously said I could. I had a hard time picking out just a few so I decided to dedicate a page just for his photos. I hope everyone enjoys them as much as I do!