Shadow Hunter

As you can see what caught my eye was the shadow of  spider.

This fellow was upside down with his web in my ornamental corn.

the 1st 3 images are one day the the last a day later he succeeded and was

enjoying a meal of fly!

He is "Inky Dinky the Shadow Hunter" 

Concrete Jungle

Two versions of a shadow from one of my planter boxes

one without editing and another with a plastic wrap to give it that urban feeling?

Up Close and Personal

some macro work in our spring garden

"The worlds favorite season is spring.

All things seem possible in May."

~Edwin Way Teale

Actias luna

A Luna Moth female

so pretty, this image does not due it justice!

Sad thought, her lifespan approximation is only 7 days

very fleeting moment in the history of our world.

Vanessa atalanta

A Red Admiral Butterfly

enjoying the Catmint in full bloom.

One O'clock jump

At 1pm or about I met this fellow in a parking lot

As I found out after a bit, his name is Basie

after the Count of course.

He is 19 months old and weighs in at a cool 190 pounds

His likes are food and tummy scratches

his favorite tune is...guess?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08jyOwx96Ig

Storm Front

In a matter of minutes 

the sky went from friendly to violent.

Spotlight

Can't see the forest for the trees!

Stealth Fishing

The Great Blue Heron

still, silent and a precision hunter.

Got lucky and found this fellow in mid hunt

from start to finish...where he walks off to enjoy his lunch

in peace and quiet. 

Hermaris thysbe

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth....

They love Petunias!

Solar Landscapes

These are all images caught underneath a solar light,

Wee mini worlds.

Beetle Baily

I found these beetles on my Peony this afternoon.

They are tiny , i'd say a little smaller than a nail head.

But it seams there drive for life is huge

Gotta love procreation 

Always makes me smile!

Floral Shadow

After a long day at work

one retires to his deck for some peace and a cold beverage

When an image appears!

A 30 second dash for his camera and two quick snaps.

Then the light has moved on and the image is gone.

A fleeting moment caught.

simply a shadow of a petunia on the side of the house.

Riders on the Storm

"Riders on the storm

Into this house were born

Into this world were thrown"

~ The Doors

Arachnophobia

Enough said?

Clouds to the left of me....

Jokers to the right

here I am stuck in the middle with you!

All three shots were taken in my yard as a storm

approached from the west..

It was amazing to find totally different skies

by just turning around 

Many thanks to Gerry Rafferty 

for  freakin with his lyrics to 

"stuck in the middle with you"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DohRa9lsx0Q

The Lion Weed

The Dandelion

This pretty yellow flower in the matter of two days

goes to seed and germinates rather quickly.

Its is a perennial weed and is a curse to all lawn lovers

Good thing I'm not a lawn lover!

If I was a may not get great images as such.

Jeremiah

Was a Bull Frog...Rana catasbeiana

North Americas largest frogs.

This is close , closer and closest!

Joy to the world, all the boys and girls now

Joy to the fishers in the deep blue sea,

singing joy to you and me!

An we can all help drink his wine!