September 2008

POTD 9/22/08

Welcome back!I don’t know if it’s the time of year or if I just haven’t noticed it until recently, but the spiders seem to be out in full force lately. I got a picture of a spiderweb the other morning after I almost walked into it and then this evening my daughter saw this little […]

POTD 9/16/08

Not much to say about this, really… it’s a praying mantis which was on the kitchen window this afternoon.

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POTD 8/29/08

 
This horsefly was photographed with a combination of diopters totaling +7 (+1, +2. and +4). This little guy was on the support post of an old barn that isn’t used any more. For the record, I paid dearly for this shot… to the tune of about six tick bytes. I think it was worth it […]

POTD 8/28/08

 
I saw this guy on the outside of the kitchen window last night. I just had to grab my camera, attach my +10 close-up lens, and get this shot. The reddish tint is because of the sunset that Skinny, here, caused me to miss shooting.
There was a grasshopper on the side of the house that […]

POTD 8/24/08

 
I have no idea what kind of plant this is. It was growing a few feet from the yellow daisy-looking flower I posted the other day. (In case you can’t tell, I’m not sure what THAT was either). It caught my eye because it looks almost web-like and also because of its color. I have […]

POTD 8/22/08

 
I really enjoy taking close-up pictures of stuff. It has a way of taking an object that most people wouldn’t think twice about and putting it right in your face.
My daughter and I arrived in Missouri last evening and our friends provided us with dinner and a place to spend the night. After dinner we […]