Tuliptree Blossom with Guest
Another Day at Work
Apis Workers' Party
Predator
Some of Your Beeswax
Sedum Bumbler
Look of Defiance
Chicory Bee
Bumbling Bees
Garden Cafe
Buzz By Here - To Infinity and Beyond
Pick Your Poison
Blind Side Attack
On a Mission
Honey Bee on Sedum
Covering the Cosmos
Center of the Cosmos
Three's a Crowd
Popular Spot
On A Pedestal
Big Harry Fireworks Display
To Impress the Girl
Different Perspective
Sweet Ride
Perfect Little Piggies B&W
Flipping the Light Fantastic
Festival of Flights
To the Crowd's Delight
Amish Go Round
Wondersome One
The Stars In Her Eyes
Tuesday's Child
Sleeper Hold
Considering the Next Move
Sugar and Spice
Front Porch Portrait
Caged Competitor
Early Adoration
Child In the Ligtht
Stroll Through the Weeds
Attention Grabbing
Eye Contact
On the Line
Eyes of Wonder
Rounding the Curve
Troubadours of Basin Spring Park
Down by the Creek
Sun Day
Catching Some Light
EAA Fireworks
Hear Me Roar
Pops Photos
Rinse & Repeat
Our grandson, Sammy, actually likes bath time. At only eight months old, he doesn’t even mind the rinse cycle.
The hand model is grandma – my lovely wife, Sara.
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Uh Oh
This is an incredibly creative African animal display found at the Cabela’s in Kansas City. Yes, I know, it lacks an element of realism, but it was way cool.
On a recent trip there, while the rest of the family shopped, I had a good time taking photos of the many wildlife and marine displays.
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Serendipity
Looking back over the past several posts, I thought it was time for a bit of floral beauty. These cosmos brighten up the edge of our garden.
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Tiny Details
This male, ruby-throated hummingbird was just as intent on keeping an eye on me as I was in keeping an eye on him.
This was my first attempt at snapping a hummingbird photo this year. I didn’t think it went well, but…on second thought. I’ve had to change the way I snag these photos so I’ve not had time to perfect my method. I’ll be working on that.
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Blue Spectacular
A burst of red, white and blue filled the sky and reflected in the harbor at Kewaunee, Wisconsin during their 2013 Trout Festival.
Kewaunee always puts on a great fireworks display for their Trout Fest.
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House Sitting House Wren
I happened to catch this house wren sitting in the doorway of its home, but it wasn’t there long. I was constantly swooping in and out to bring insects to the babies inside.
In an earlier post, I showed this same wren with a beak full of spider to feed the babes. See it HERE.
This bird was photographed on a recent trip to northwest Missouri. We’ve not been able to attract an wrens to nest in a similar house we have in our yard in northeast Wisconsin.
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Burst of Paradise
A huge burst of colorful fireworks lights up the sky and harbor at Manitowoc, WI on the 4th of July. In the harbor is the WW II class submarine – the USS Cobia, moored next to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
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Hiding In the Brush
A bit nervous about our presence, this Addra gazelle seemed to think it had found a place to hide in the brush.
The Addra gazelle, also known as the Dama gazelle, is the largest and tallest of all gazelles. This one was photographed at the Topeka Zoo.
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Remnants of Icarus
Icarus is the character from Greek mythology who tried to escape Crete on wings crafted by his father. Foolish boy didn’t heed his father’s warning not to fly too close to the sun. Wax, that held his wings together, melted and sent Icarus crashing into the sea where he drowned. I imagined this was part of the wreckage, washed ashore.
This scene was taken on the beach at Kewaunee, WI. (Not close to Crete…but, of course, it would have taken awhile to reach our shores.)
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Technicolor Throne
This skipper moth was overlooking the splendor of his kingdom from the comfort of his technicolor throne, a purple cone flower.
This is a photo taken on our recent vacation. This image came from a flowerbed just outside the gift shop of the Topeka Zoo. While the rest of our party went to look through the shop, I stayed outside to snap more photos.
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