The last dragonfly
Posted: October 7, 2011 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Air, Autumn, Critters, Earth, fall, garden, gardening, home, nature, Photography, pond, Summer, Walking, water, weather, yoga | Tags: asparagus, autumn, dragonfly, Flora and Fauna, garden, gardening, nature, Odonata, Photography, postaday2011 34 Comments
Green dragonfly
I cannot say for sure that this is the last dragonfly of the season, but I suspect we won’t see too many more of them. This is the first one I’ve seen in a couple of weeks. Dragonflies are cold blooded and probably didn’t care much for the gray, cooler weather we had before this wonderful warm-up.
272: Getting freaky in the woods
Posted: June 22, 2011 Filed under: 365 Life in the Bogs Challenge, Adventures in Life, Critters, Earth, garden, goals, home, nature, Photography, pond, Spirit, Summer, Walking, water, weather | Tags: butterfly, creek, deer fly, dragonfly, flowers, forest, Odonata, Photography, postaday2011, summer solstice, Vernal pool, wildflowers, woods 33 Comments
Summer Solstice in the Woods
Yesterday evening, before the storms hit, I decided to wander back to the woods to get some Summer Solstice shots of the creek (as part of my contribution to Scott’s Assignment: Four Seasons 2011). I donned the appropriate clothing, including my ugly hat to keep the deer flies away, and slowly hiked to the back of the pond and down into the woods. I got stopped along the way by a few things that caught my attention.
Life in the Bogs 