It’s not always fun and games

It’s hard to believe the amount of insects, frogs, lizards, spiders and occasional possums end up in our pool. A few weeks ago hundreds of flying ants (I think) landed in our pool.… Read More →

Lightplay

NO WAY OUT

Reblogged from ilghepardo: ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠  A SHORT STORY WITHOUT AN ENDING Pale flowers She walked more slowly now. The idea had left her. It had left her weak. What was the matter with the… Read More →

Red white and blue

Wicked

 

Saturday: A1A

Hot, humid, dusty, thick salt air. The beach is a few hundred yards to the left. Going the long way…

Illuminated

Red-shouldered

Simplicity

Plume

Smoke plume from a prescribed spring burn in a nearby forest. Ashes will blow in from time to time and the smell is awful, but it’s fun to photograph.

Rose reprise

Pale

Another plane

A hint of…

Rootstock ultimatum

Visual tactual

Spring green or yellow green?

Photo Synthesis

Vertigo

Contrast

Pleasant tension

What a lovely sight

 

Cloudy

The weather is mostly to blame for my absence of late. Our pool is full and swim-able, the garden is being quite demanding as gardens are. My recently renewed interest in homemade herbal… Read More →

Sour Grass

For the sake of pretty

Territorial behavior

     

Ready to go

Worked

Nothing else can spur stunted creativity like being tasked to do something completely outside the norm and given complete freedom of process. Being informally commissioned to make some stock photography for a blog… Read More →

Get a handle

Oh, what a week it’s been. This past Thursday marks a milestone in an ongoing struggle in my life. I quit smoking. I am actually embarrassed to admit this about myself, but I… Read More →

Untouched

Meanwhile in the Rosemary…

Seeing spots

A study in how to lose an hour and a half… and yes, there were more…

Spring shapes

Playing with string

Hiding

Yesterday’s blooms

A few blooms from yesterday morning. Most of the weekend was spent gardening… again… Today I plan to sit outside and enjoy the work I’ve done. Watch the lizards brawl, the bumble bees… Read More →

Chickens are funny

Chickens are funny creatures. I went with a friend to his rental property and the current renter had chickens in a small coop and since I don’t go anywhere without my camera these… Read More →

Robber Fly

BugGuide.Net is a fantastic resource for anyone trying to ID an insect or spider in the US or Canada – check it out! A WP friend recommended it to me so I want… Read More →

Unlikely traveler

This yellow pear tomato came from the seed of a tomato plant that started its life in West Virginia. A family member went to WV last fall to visit and ended up rescuing… Read More →

Glass Lizard

During some backyard spring cleaning we found this glass lizard buried in the sandy dirt of an unused (up until now) flower bed. They are harmless legless lizards that closely resemble snakes. I… Read More →

The air plant and plans for tomorrow

Spring color

Such is life…

Naples Botanical Garden Part Two

Naples Botanical Garden Part One: Assorted

** Some of the previous posts from the Garden didn’t seem to make it out to many of the Readers** The reader issue seems to be going both ways – many posts from… Read More →

Orchids

Naples Botanical Garden

The Bodhi Tree

Relative obscurity

Nymphaea

Naples Botanical Garden  

Palm noir