Nature Photo Challenge #30: The Moon
I don’t often take pictures of the moon. When I got my current camera, I went outside, took a picture of the moon as it looked from where I was standing, then zoomed… Continue reading
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Nature Photo Challenge #29: Spiders
The photo challenge set before us on September 20 was Spiders and Their Webs. I like to take pictures of spiders because they usually stay still long enough, and their behavior is interesting… Continue reading
Exotic Animals in Texas
This is the third part of my submission for the Nature Photo Challenge #28: Wild Animals. In my first post on this topic, I explained about our two family properties in very different… Continue reading
Native Animals of North America
In our travels, we have seen some iconic North American animals. You can see more animals from the Elk Refuge at my post here. It was fun to revisit old travels for this… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #27: Ladybugs
It took me a while but I did find some photos of ladybugs for the September 6th Nature Photo Challenge at Denzil Nature. I don’t normally take pictures of ladybugs, because we have… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #26: Corvids
The current photo challenge set by Denzil Nature is for pictures of corvids, birds of the crow and jay families. And he reminds us to also link to I.J. Kanewala’s Bird of the… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #25: Seedheads
This week Denzil asks us to post photos of seedheads. One of the most interesting native trees we have is Hercules’ Club, also called Toothache Tree. If you chew on any part of… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #24: Edibles
I once went to a talk by a soil expert. He said, “In Texas, there are six types of soil that are good for growing crops. In our county, we have none of… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #23: Flies
The theme of the previous challenge was “Tree Bark” and I closed with some pictures of holes drilled by Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. And that gives me a great segue into this week’s challenge, because… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #22: Tree Bark
The photo theme for the week of July 26, set by Denzil Nature, is “tree bark.” I live on a timber property in East Texas. We have scads of Loblolly Pines, which grow… Continue reading
