My two-shrub settlement’s worth of Monarch caterpillars have started to emerge as wonderfully gaudy Monarch Butterflies. These late-season Monarchs will … More
Category: macro
Happy monarchs-to-be
I’m enjoying the hungry little caterpillar scenario being played out on the swan plants (milkweed) in a pot at the … More
Drinking bees and hungry caterpillars
Swan Plant (milkweed) is bringing hungry bees to my garden at the moment, suggesting someone near by has an urban … More
Backyard bestiary continued
Snails! Endlessly amazing commonplace creatures – and slightly translucent when exposed to bright sunlight, I discovered today. After posing briefly s/he was … More
Photographic expeditions to the end of the deck …
Some summer afternoons you idle away in pleasantly pottering in the garden doing minor tasks and routine chores: washing dogs, … More
Tomato and fly revisited
With a shiny new computer one of the minor chores this week has been rebuilding my collection of filters and … More
Wildlife portrait photography continued …
Keeping with yesterday’s theme of looking them in their tiny little faces.
Wildlife portrait photography
I admit, it’s very small wildlife. These were taken in the garden this afternoon, playing with a new macro lens … More
A Little Art 