Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Swamp Milkweed

This is the third different title I've given this post. I think I have the plant correctly identified this time (thanks to help from my youngest sis).

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Monday, July 27, 2009

Drone Fly

prior to looking up this insect, I was completely unaware that there are different types of flies that mimic the appearance and flight patterns of bees, such as this guy. Interesting.
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Monday, July 20, 2009

Nursery-web spider

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This spider only makes a web to serve as a home for the baby spiders from birth until they wander off on their own.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

serenity

serenity

I forgot how long it takes me to try to figure out exactly what kind of bud, bug, bee or tree I have photographed. So while I am spending time consulting various field guides, I can at least upload some recent scenery shots. It’s not hard to identify nice views.  

Sunday, July 12, 2009

meeting up with Summer

Winter was supposed to be a time to catch up on indoor projects like identifying and posting pictures of lake inhabitants; however, winter dissappeared right along with spring and here I am a couple weeks into summer with dozens of new pictures waiting for their chance to be posted.

In this picture, I was trying to get a shot of the dragonfly that had landed on my oar. Not until I looked at the picture after it was taken did I notice a damselfy had flown into the picture as well.




Sunday, December 21, 2008

winter scenes



went to the lake to pick up some old photos that I want to eventually scan and include in this blog regarding the history of the lake. We just had a half foot of fresh snow.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

where did fall go?

this was taken a few short weeks ago lying in a row boat looking, basically straight up. with the currently, unseasonably cold weather (highs around freezing, lows in the teens), I am missing the fall weather.