As I wandered around our nearby lake yesterday morning, I was surprised to see this magnificent creature just standing at the edge of the water, calmly watching nearby activities. I took several photos, and stood ready to snap his takeoff once he became spooked. We have a nearby animal shelter and along with personal dogs,…
Category: Amazing
Orange Sulphur (…or Clouded Sulphur?)
Orange Sulphur, also known as the alfalfa butterfly. And not to be confused with the Clouded Sulphur butterfly. Thank you iNaturalist! iNaturalist is a very cool app that will help me identify plants and creatures of all kinds. After posting and doing my best to determine the identity, secret superpower scientists will pop up on…
Tiny creature with a tiny creature
Tiny little creature So beautiful He sparkles in the sun I snap random photos But look! My tiny little creature Has in his grasp His own tiny little creature Shimmering in the light A reminder of a world we can not see Without looking beyond what we think we see So cool 😎
The Bare Necessities of Life 🎶🎵
This morning I had the tune and words to a Disney song flittering through my head. It was “The Bare Necessities” from the movie “The Jungle Book”. The Jungle Book is one of my all time favorite movies (the animated version). I hadn’t thought about this before, but perhaps I love it so much because…
Reflections of a beautiful day
Having a few days off this week, we decided to head out to a park on the other side of town that we have not visited. Although it was small, it was beautiful, and worth the drive. A great way to start the week! Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees…
peace of life today 