On summer rose in full bloom.
Summer rose beams back.
I spotted this heart-shaped leaf in the hedge. Interesting that it was pink - don't you think? :)
I have prepared this post for both Floral Friday Fotos and Recuerda Mi Corazon (Haiku my Heart).
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Summer Rose
Summer sun beams down.
On summer rose in full bloom.
Summer rose beams back.
I spotted this heart-shaped leaf in the hedge. Interesting that it was pink - don't you think? :)
I have prepared this post for both Floral Friday Fotos and Recuerda Mi Corazon (Haiku my Heart).
On summer rose in full bloom.
Summer rose beams back.
I spotted this heart-shaped leaf in the hedge. Interesting that it was pink - don't you think? :)
I have prepared this post for both Floral Friday Fotos and Recuerda Mi Corazon (Haiku my Heart).
Friday My Town Shoot Out - Rule of Space
I have prepared this post for Friday My Town Shoot Out. Today we are exploring the concept of the "Rule of Space" as it applies to photography. For more information, click on the link! Below are the photos I am submitting!
I call this first one "A Bug's Eye View."
Flower Box on a Bridge.
Steeple in a Storm.
I call this first one "A Bug's Eye View."
Flower Box on a Bridge.
Steeple in a Storm.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Nature Notes - This and That
I prepared this post so as to participate in Nature Notes over at RamblingWoods.com. Click on the link and take a look!
I found some interesting things around the neighborhood this week. First of all, when I walked down the hill into the little village of Loveland, Ohio, I passed a tree that I always pass, but I stopped and looked at it because it seems to be bearing...blueberries! Take a look!
The thing that seems strange is the tree, itself. We had blueberries when I was a kid and they were on low bushes - not trees. I looked on the internet and there ARE pictures of blueberries on trees with leaves like these...
The next item on my hit parade is shown below. Sorry the photo is a tad out of focus, but I spotted it up high, behind branches, AND in someone else's yard(!) So, this photo was the best I can do. It is a cocoon made of pine needles! I googled around and it is the cocoon of the bag worm. They use the material of whatever plant they are on to make a cocoon. I discovered this on the website whatsthatbug.com.
Even though we are supposed to show you things in OUR area, I cannot resist showing you an Israeli bag worm cocoon photo from whatsthatbug.com. As I said, the bag worm makes a cocoon from whatever is handy, so the bag worm cocoon in the photo from Israel is made of sticks! The first photo below is my pine needle cocoon, and the second is the Israeli one of the same insect.
I found some interesting things around the neighborhood this week. First of all, when I walked down the hill into the little village of Loveland, Ohio, I passed a tree that I always pass, but I stopped and looked at it because it seems to be bearing...blueberries! Take a look!
The thing that seems strange is the tree, itself. We had blueberries when I was a kid and they were on low bushes - not trees. I looked on the internet and there ARE pictures of blueberries on trees with leaves like these...
The next item on my hit parade is shown below. Sorry the photo is a tad out of focus, but I spotted it up high, behind branches, AND in someone else's yard(!) So, this photo was the best I can do. It is a cocoon made of pine needles! I googled around and it is the cocoon of the bag worm. They use the material of whatever plant they are on to make a cocoon. I discovered this on the website whatsthatbug.com.
Even though we are supposed to show you things in OUR area, I cannot resist showing you an Israeli bag worm cocoon photo from whatsthatbug.com. As I said, the bag worm makes a cocoon from whatever is handy, so the bag worm cocoon in the photo from Israel is made of sticks! The first photo below is my pine needle cocoon, and the second is the Israeli one of the same insect.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Magnolia
Magnolia bud.
From finial to flower.
Antebellum bloom.
I am sharing this post with Floral Friday Foto and Haiku My Heart.
From finial to flower.
Antebellum bloom.
I am sharing this post with Floral Friday Foto and Haiku My Heart.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Nature Notes - Bird versus Deer?
I was reading the online New York Times the other day, and imagine my surprise when I came across an opinion piece entitled, "Why Bambi Must Go."
I was shocked! Who could be anti-Bambi!?!?
Well, what the article says is that we are doing such a good job "conserving" the deer - going so far as to clear meadows for them in the forest and plant food that they like - that their numbers have increased to the point where they are ruining the forest as a habitat for some kinds of birds!
The article also says that this conservation was done in large part so that there would be a lot of deer for hunters, and there are fewer hunters in the newer generation. It points out that we have also eliminated the deer's natural predators.
I guess all this makes sense to me, because nature is all about balance and equilibrium. I went out to find deer tracks for this post. I found these within about ten minutes...
Guess what I found EVERYWHERE while looking for deer tracks? STRAWBERRIES!! I ate some, so that I could keep up my strength for deer tracking. Clearly, I was born several generations too late.
I prepared this post for Nature Notes over at RamblingWoods.com. Go check it out!
I was shocked! Who could be anti-Bambi!?!?
Well, what the article says is that we are doing such a good job "conserving" the deer - going so far as to clear meadows for them in the forest and plant food that they like - that their numbers have increased to the point where they are ruining the forest as a habitat for some kinds of birds!
The article also says that this conservation was done in large part so that there would be a lot of deer for hunters, and there are fewer hunters in the newer generation. It points out that we have also eliminated the deer's natural predators.
I guess all this makes sense to me, because nature is all about balance and equilibrium. I went out to find deer tracks for this post. I found these within about ten minutes...
Guess what I found EVERYWHERE while looking for deer tracks? STRAWBERRIES!! I ate some, so that I could keep up my strength for deer tracking. Clearly, I was born several generations too late.
I prepared this post for Nature Notes over at RamblingWoods.com. Go check it out!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Friday My Town Shoot Out - Fences/Gates
I am participating in Friday My Town Shoot Out! This weeks topic - Fences/Gates(!)
I came across an old stone fence in the woods along the Loveland Trail (Loveland, OH) that nature is taking back by brute force.
If a fence is made of stone is it more of a wall than a fence? It is not part of a building or anything. So, it wouldn't be THAT kind of wall. I hope it counts, cause I want to show it to you guys, because I think it is amazing. Take a look:
I came across an old stone fence in the woods along the Loveland Trail (Loveland, OH) that nature is taking back by brute force.
If a fence is made of stone is it more of a wall than a fence? It is not part of a building or anything. So, it wouldn't be THAT kind of wall. I hope it counts, cause I want to show it to you guys, because I think it is amazing. Take a look:
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Showy Peony
Showy Peony.
Beruffled, florid, buxom.
A tipsy prom date.
Today I am participating in Friday Floral Fotos and Haiku My Heart!
Beruffled, florid, buxom.
A tipsy prom date.
Today I am participating in Friday Floral Fotos and Haiku My Heart!
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