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Orange and Black

I could not identify this little guy. There are tarantula hawk wasps in our area, but their wings are all orange… sometimes the tips are black… but this doesn’t quite match perfectly. If anyone knows what this insect is, I’d love to know! The orange and black colors really pop against the white and green. Taken at...

Happy Flowers

When I came across this patch of blooming purple coneflowers, I involuntarily smiled. It wasn’t that I was in a bad mood, it was that these flowers evoke a smile when seen… I call them Happy Flowers. Taken at the Tye Preston Memorial Library in Canyon Lake in their butterfly garden. Nikon D750 | 105mm | f/5 | 1/320...

Artichoke Study: Soft and Spiky

Yesterday I shared the first in my series of six images of an artichoke in bloom. I found the softness of the tendrils fascinating as compared to how tough and spiky the petals were. And the color! Truly a gorgeous specimen of nature. Soft and Spiky Nikon D750 | 105mm | f/5 | 1/400 | ISO 500...

Among the Petunias

In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful. ~Abram L. Urban Hidden in plain sight, this wee little grasshopper rests for a moment among the petunias. When I...

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