Battered but Still Beautiful
On my walks, I am accompanied by three sheep, a goat, and a dog. One of the sheep is tan-colored, and the others are white. Yesterday afternoon this butterfly kept landing on the… Continue reading
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The Time My Husband Was Right
As a long-married couple, there have been a few occasions where my husband and I suddenly realize we remember “facts” differently, and have to do a little research to settle the matter. After… Continue reading
Host and Guest
Every now and then I find some deceased butterflies or parts of butterflies. This is sad, but it does make them easier to identify and photograph! This sadly deceased individual is a Hackberry… Continue reading
Wasp 1, Wolf Spider 0
This wasp was moving very quickly. I took as many pictures as I could before she hauled her prey off into the leaves. In trying to identify her, I learned that since her… Continue reading
Green Lynx 1, Paper Wasp 0
I take about a hundred pictures every day, and try to edit and tag them every night, but I don’t always get to them on time. This is one I took back in… Continue reading
Ooh! So Creepy!
(I hope you, like me, hear the voice of Joe Flaherty as Count Floyd, host of Monster Chiller Horror Theater, when you read the post title.) Here, for Halloween, are some of the… Continue reading
Gorgeous and Green in More Ways Than One
If you saw just this first picture, you might think I was into making some fantastic jewelry — But it is really the back of a female rainbow scarab. I found her in… Continue reading
Roadside Attractions
On our way out to the Hill Country, we stopped at a rest area that has beautiful gardens of native plants. The butterflies were out in force, and my camera cooperated, and I… Continue reading
Looking Good in the Garden in October
I am jumping into Gillian’s weekly blog event, Looking Good, celebrating the things that look good in our gardens and neighborhoods. I am not much of a gardener, because the wild plants do… Continue reading
Down by the Creek in Late September
The weather has been cloudy but hot and still the last few days. We are supposed to be getting moisture blowing in from the Gulf of Mexico, and I am ready for the… Continue reading