View from the field

The Moon, night of October 10, 2011

 “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” – John Muir There was still the odd Monarch flying about the field during this summer-like autumn weekend, along with the more abundant (and cold-hardy) smaller butterflies, Cabbage Whites and … Read more

Dragonfly distraction

This looks like some of the photos I’ve seen of the female Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera), but unlike some of the others, so I don’t really know what it is. I was supposed to be taking photos of people riding horses, but only 6 feet away was this beautiful dragonfly, swaying precariously in the wind … Read more

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