Roads End Naturalist

Educating myself and others about the natural world as I wander and ponder at road's end.

Dewy

Posted on October 22, 2017 by roadsendnaturalist

You are an ocean of knowledge hidden in a dew drop.

~Rumi

The chilly nights this time of year lead to dewy mornings, and the world is decorated for a time each day with droplets of glass pearls. One morning last week I took a short stroll through the gardens at work searching for jewels. Here are a few of my finds…

seashore mallow seed pod with dew

Seashore mallow seed pod (click photos to enlarge)

Maidenhair fern with dew

Maidenhair ferns

Unid seed head 1

Wildflower seed head

aster with dew

Asters

Lynx spider with hatchlings

Female green lynx spider with recently hatched young

Unid seed head

Wildflower seed head

Male carpenter bee on a cold morning

Male carpenter bee hanging onto phlox flower

Male carpenter bee on a cold morning close up of head

Closeup of carpenter bee head covered in dew

7 thoughts on “Dewy”

Mary Kay Coyle on October 22, 2017 at 9:01 pm said:

Those are really beautiful shots!!

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- roadsendnaturalist on October 22, 2017 at 9:02 pm said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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mary sonis on October 22, 2017 at 11:45 pm said:

These were all fantastic images!

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- roadsendnaturalist on October 23, 2017 at 5:10 am said:
  
  Thanks, Mary.
  
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eve on October 23, 2017 at 3:23 pm said:

how wonderful to have a camera with a good lense! Love those green lynx babies!

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- roadsendnaturalist on October 23, 2017 at 7:36 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Eve.
  
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