Dogs. Dawgs. Other critters. Life as Oliver Wendell Douglas. Live heirlooms, both flora and fauna. Self-sufficiency. Suffering not a fool to live. Land stewardship. Turnip trucks, and those who have not fallen therefrom. Training things. Growing things. Search and rescue. What is this bug and what is it doing under my desk light?
Embracing the reality that Nature Bats Last.
The one lens I have yet to enlist in my arsenal is a solid macro lens. I don't do enough of this kind of shooting to justify it, though the new primary isn't nearly as good as the general purpose lens I had previously at this range.
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Native ladybug on green twill trousers.
Swallowtail
Milkweed flowers
Cole and Mommy.
Mystery insect looks like an Ailanthus Webworm Moth.
ReplyDeleteMystery insect looks like an Ailanthus webworm moth. Probably migrated north this spring.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_webworm
Nice macros!
Wow - thanks for bending my brain a bit!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the bug ID!
ReplyDeleteIt didn't look like any kind of moth in person; it wasn't until I saw the zoomed-in photo that I thought it might be one, but still wasn't sure.
If it eats ghetto palm, it is welcome to vacation up north.
This is so very cool... :-)
ReplyDeleteThe one lens I have yet to enlist in my arsenal is a solid macro lens. I don't do enough of this kind of shooting to justify it, though the new primary isn't nearly as good as the general purpose lens I had previously at this range.
ReplyDeleteNice pics, Heather.
I'm constantly second-guessing going with a high-end compact rather than a digital SLR.
ReplyDeleteI look at photos and think, "With a better camera and the right lens, that would have been such a better picture."
And then I admit, "I wouldn't have carried a much larger camera or the proper lens with me in the first place."
It's a quandary.
Why I don't spend much time at the LA Canon Digital Group: they are so hopelessly better than me.
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