When I went out to feed and water the chicks I saw something on the chicks pen...I watched Michael walk by it several times before I finally pointed it out to him...
A gorgeous species of spinx moth.~
Fred was grumbling by this time and was ready to hit the road. We headed over to Mom and Dad's ranch...
This is my "Where's Waldo Photo"...I just amaze Michael when I am able to spot these camouflaged critters :o)
Michael ran off to play and came back shouting "Frog Momma, Frog". I asked him where and he held out his hand, lol...He had an itty bitty baby toad in his hand...I made him put it down on the ground and took photos of it in the sand...
Then it was time for a nature walk...Yea! Fred and Frankie were working on a tractor and I just decided to disappear :o)
Watering hole (other wise known as a Mosquito farm) with an Oak tree...It was a gorgeous day and I love this spot. The birds were singing and thank goodness for mosquito repellent :o)
A few years ago I spotted this gorgeous flower and then I never was able to find it again...I looked and looked...Today (Sunday) I was jumping for joy when I found not one but several of these gorgeous blooms. I thought the one I had seen years ago was a Leatherflower but after taking this photo and looking it up, I was wrong, it is a Blue Jasmine also known as a Hyacinth-vine...I love it and read that it is great for shaded gardens...Hmmm to bad my gardens aren't shaded!
Then I spotted another baby toad...actually they were all over the place and I don't even want to think about where I was walking,
This is my "Where's Waldo Photo"...I just amaze Michael when I am able to spot these camouflaged critters :o)
Michael ran off to play and came back shouting "Frog Momma, Frog". I asked him where and he held out his hand, lol...He had an itty bitty baby toad in his hand...I made him put it down on the ground and took photos of it in the sand...
Then it was time for a nature walk...Yea! Fred and Frankie were working on a tractor and I just decided to disappear :o)
Watering hole (other wise known as a Mosquito farm) with an Oak tree...It was a gorgeous day and I love this spot. The birds were singing and thank goodness for mosquito repellent :o)
A few years ago I spotted this gorgeous flower and then I never was able to find it again...I looked and looked...Today (Sunday) I was jumping for joy when I found not one but several of these gorgeous blooms. I thought the one I had seen years ago was a Leatherflower but after taking this photo and looking it up, I was wrong, it is a Blue Jasmine also known as a Hyacinth-vine...I love it and read that it is great for shaded gardens...Hmmm to bad my gardens aren't shaded!
Then I spotted another baby toad...actually they were all over the place and I don't even want to think about where I was walking, squeesh-squeesh...ewww.
Oh and another Blue Jasmine...sheesh I haven't seen them for years and now they are all over the place...love this!
Then I spotted this caterpillar and the pill bug (rolly poley) approaching it...I think this is one caterpillar you do NOT want to touch and I just wondered if the pill bug would touch it or go around...He went around, guess that means do NOT touch me, lol.
Leafwing
Damsel fly our bluet on a log...the light was a bit harsh but I still love it when I'm able to get photos of flying critters and fast ones at that!
Empress Butterfly with wood ants and beetle.
Oh and another Blue Jasmine...sheesh I haven't seen them for years and now they are all over the place...love this!
Then I spotted this caterpillar and the pill bug (rolly poley) approaching it...I think this is one caterpillar you do NOT want to touch and I just wondered if the pill bug would touch it or go around...He went around, guess that means do NOT touch me, lol.
Leafwing
Damsel fly our bluet on a log...the light was a bit harsh but I still love it when I'm able to get photos of flying critters and fast ones at that!
Empress Butterfly with wood ants and beetle.I actually found this Huge Oak tree that had recently split apart and fallen. It must have had sap or something that was attracting the Empress Butterflies as they were all over it...The wood ants were enjoying it too.
Empress Butterfly with wings open.
They were even fighting over spots on the fallen Oak...sheesh!
A wee bit close and you can see his proboscis in the sap...too cool!
Yep I was having fun with this tree and all the critters attracted to it's sap...
Here's a bigger picture of the feeding frenzy scene! Looks like the old girl might have been hit by lightening? What ever happened it always makes me sad to see the big trees go down...Oh the stories they could tell! 
Then I happen to hear my boys target practicing...I think Michael is pretty darn happy with his bb pistol. He just thought he was something!
I was outside in the yard and spotted this scaly lizard up in a tree...Poor Michael was amazed once again that Momma had spotted it.
Mom's Lantana...Love the yellow and pink.
As I was changing out lens getting ready to leave I spotted this tiny baby walking stick on my camera bag...He must of hopped on for a free ride.
Empress Butterfly with wings open.
They were even fighting over spots on the fallen Oak...sheesh!
A wee bit close and you can see his proboscis in the sap...too cool!
Yep I was having fun with this tree and all the critters attracted to it's sap...
Here's a bigger picture of the feeding frenzy scene! Looks like the old girl might have been hit by lightening? What ever happened it always makes me sad to see the big trees go down...Oh the stories they could tell!
Then I happen to hear my boys target practicing...I think Michael is pretty darn happy with his bb pistol. He just thought he was something!Poor Frankie was shredding. We went to check on him and bring him back to the house for lunch and a break.
I was outside in the yard and spotted this scaly lizard up in a tree...Poor Michael was amazed once again that Momma had spotted it.Mom's Lantana...Love the yellow and pink.As I was changing out lens getting ready to leave I spotted this tiny baby walking stick on my camera bag...He must of hopped on for a free ride. I changed out lens frequently today. Not something I like to do but once in awhile I just want to see what each lens can do...
On this day I used the Canon 100mm Macro, Sigma 70-300mm, and the Canon 10-22mm...I also noticed my sensor had a spot on it, grrr. Not too much I could do about it out in the field, so I was a bit frustrated when I found a black spot in all my photos, sigh!
Tonight I sat down and cleaned the sensor and all the lenses and it appears that my black spot has disappeared. I'll check tomorrow against the blue sky just too make sure.
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On another note Michael has his awards ceremony for School tomorrow morning and after that he is off for summer break...We are so excited. So many plans and road trips are in the works. Stay tuned for what I hope will be our best summer break yet!!
4 comments:
Sheesh! I am amazed that you find these critters, too!! I am so glad you do, though, as I love to learn about these things.....that I would run from! The Blue Jasmine is just beautiful! Thanks for sharing the lens info. too!!! Did you notice the black spot on the sensor move within each photo? It was probably a bug!!!
Hope Michael's awards ceremony went well!!!! Yay to summer break! Ours starts next Tuesday.
Hugs!!!
Amazing photos! I'm eager to getting out and doing some photography with you....I know I can learn a LOT from you!! You'll be able to get a lot of scenery shots on this trip....will be interested in what you find to shot up close!! :)
Amazing photos! I'm eager to getting out and doing some photography with you....I know I can learn a LOT from you!! You'll be able to get a lot of scenery shots on this trip....will be interested in what you find to shot up close!! :)
Wow, you had a very productive day Wendy. Great job on all the photos as usual but those empress butterflies really knock me out. Hope we get to go shooting again soon.AS you would expect, all the places we couldn't get to because of the high tides are now accessable and the birds are plentiful.
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