Tag: insects
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Flash Mob, Part 2
I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less so. Some say it has yet to appear on planet Earth. ~Stephen Hawking I returned Friday from a few days helping out my mom in the mountains of Virginia and have been slugging around the house and yard trying to Read more…
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Flash Mob
What makes photography an strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time. ~John Berger My macro light has been giving me trouble for a while now and we finally put in an order for a new one last year. It has been on backorder ever since. I started looking at reviews Read more…
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Summer Scenes
The night still twinkles with fireflies but the day’s heat lingers and the air has a dusty August scent, the smell of languid Summer. ~Hal Borland We are definitely in the Dog Days of Summer, the heat and humidity making me rethink my desire to be out and about in the afternoon. But, it only Read more…
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More of the Little Things in Life
If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. ~Emily Dickinson I’ve been wandering around the yard again, camera in hand, looking for the little things that might be living alongside us. The heat of summer tends to make a lot of the big things (like me) a bit Read more…
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It’s the Small Things
Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and articulated and striped with the same care and imagination. ~Rudolf Arnheim I’m blaming it on our month-long trip out West Read more…
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Walking Small
Nature will bear the closest inspection; she inspires us to lay our eye level with the smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. ~Henry David Thoreau The heat of summer is not my friend. It slows me down, saps me of energy, and makes me a little complacent I’m afraid. But, there Read more…
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Bugs Galore
Every kid has a bug period…I never grew out of mine. ~E.O. Wilson, naturalist and author The theme for summer camp last week at work was The Secret Lives of Bugs. We spent five days cruising around garden properties looking for bugs and other beasts. The kids had a great time and I managed a Read more…
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Summer Details
The beauty of the natural world lies in the details. ~ Natalie Angier It has been a hectic few weeks at work with summer camp. One good thing is I am out in the Garden daily, and, anytime you are out in a place with that much diversity, there are plenty of things to see. Read more…
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