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…

Green eyed bee?

That’s what I see! Kind of cool, don’t you think? ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises. ~ Pedro Calderon de la Barca

The Bare Necessities of Life ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต

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…

Have you ever seen a Bee Fly?

This little cutie is classified a Lordotus, a genus of bee flies. Have you ever heard of such a thing? Well now you have ๐Ÿ˜Š I discovered him through my camera lens on my morning exploration. He is so soft and fuzzy looking, I just fell in love with him. ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’› Any glimpse into the…