exploring nature’s infinite connections
My wife and I usually exchange ongoing critter sightings around our little suburban "preserve." Earlier this month, she called me out to see a rather unique one. Some kind of very large wasp was just hanging out on the trunk of one of our trees. "Very large" meaning...
These little rascals may raid your bird feeders, entertain with acrobatics in your yard, or simply visit your campsite for a handout. Whatever your love or hate relationship is with these little mammals, they certainly deserve some credit for adaptation in our highly...
Well, I made it to Month #2 of my month-end summaries. If you came here wondering what is a Monthly Leaf Pile, it is something I just recently started in April 2020 to look back on various happenings throughout the month. It is a way to reflect upon and also reveal...
Just before a huge snowstorm hit us yesterday, I was able to spend some time in my yard trying to exercise my seeing. Like any other exercise, 'seeing' photographs requires poking those brain cells to keep them active. I haven't spent much time photographing since the...
I am still digitizing some old 35mm slide photographs via my D800, and this series I came upon is from 2002. We had a few yards of dirt delivered to our backyard, and covered it with a tarp to keep it from blowing around too much. That tarp sat undisturbed for...
I had quite a sight in my backyard last night. We have some jingle bells at our back door that we need to ring before letting our dog out. Too many critters wandering about, and enough bad experiences with skunks and opossums to teach us to make sure the "coast is...