This morning I ran across a flowering bush with several of these beautiful creatures enjoying the blooms. Apparently their sting can be extremely painful for a short period of time, but it is not dangerous to humans (very dangerous to the other creatures they prey on, such as tarantulas!) However, they are not easily provoked…
Tag: Nature Photography
Sunshine’s Macro Monday: Color
Colors can impact your emotions. Warm colors can help evoke happiness and optimism. Bright colors like yellow, orange, pink and red are Happy Colors! The lighter and brighter the colors the happier they will make you feel. “Colors are the smiles of nature.” ~ Leigh Hunt “Among the several kinds of beauty, the eye takes…
Macro Monday: Desert Canterbury Bells
“…human names for natural things are superfluous. Nature herself does not name them. The important thing is to know this flower, look at its color until the blueness becomes as real as a keynote of music.” ~ Sally Carrighar Also called Desert Bluebell: Try as I might, I can not for certain identify the light…
Seeing eye-to-eye
My Facebook friend challenged me to post a black and white photo each day for seven days. This was today’s Facebook post. I saw this hawk out at our bird bath a few days ago. I quietly grabbed my camera and snuck up into the corner of the window and snapped a few photos of…
Bunny Bliss
What a joy to walk out of the house this morning and see this little sweetie resting in the yard! I quietly ran back into the house to snag my camera and zoom lens. When I returned he was still there! I quietly stepped into place and snapped the first photo. I could see him…
peace of life today 