Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah
Some call me the gangster of love
Some people call me maurice
Cause I speak of the pompitous of love
~Steve Miller
Monday, September 22, 2008
Cottontail Rabbit
ONCE upon a time there
were four little Rabbits,
and their names were--
Flopsy,
Mopsy,
Cotton-tail,
and Peter.
They lived with their Mother
in a sand-bank, underneath the
root of a very big fir tree.
~Beatrix Potter
were four little Rabbits,
and their names were--
Flopsy,
Mopsy,
Cotton-tail,
and Peter.
They lived with their Mother
in a sand-bank, underneath the
root of a very big fir tree.
~Beatrix Potter
Common Buckeye Butterfly
As this brownish butterfly flooples* by, it may appear rather drab and colorless. BUT, if it alights somewhere and opens its wings, you can see how truly bright and showy it looks.
[* flooples: v. the flight of a butterfly. copyright 2008, Dan Trabue]
[* flooples: v. the flight of a butterfly. copyright 2008, Dan Trabue]
Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly
My best guess is that this is an Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly, which are found in this region and seems to match the description.
This is a softly shimmering blue little butterfly that I've seen flying in the farm field.
This is a softly shimmering blue little butterfly that I've seen flying in the farm field.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Widow Skimmer Dragonfly
I don't know the name of this specific dragonfly, but I suspect it's Bob. He looks like a Bob to me. Looking at some guides, I believe Bob more properly goes by the name of Widow Skimmer.
There are always plenty of dragonflies and damselflies to be found around the pond, along the streams and in the field at the farm during the warm months. And, given the right light at the right angle, their colors are just brilliant.
There are always plenty of dragonflies and damselflies to be found around the pond, along the streams and in the field at the farm during the warm months. And, given the right light at the right angle, their colors are just brilliant.
Monarch Butterfly
Resting atop the Butterfly flower, blooming brightly in the warm days at the end of June.
How do these guys ever make it to Mexico?
"Four to five generations separate the monarch populations that make the migration, so the butterflies that make the trek to Mexico are the great, great grandchildren of the previous generation to have made it."
Amazing.
How do these guys ever make it to Mexico?
"Four to five generations separate the monarch populations that make the migration, so the butterflies that make the trek to Mexico are the great, great grandchildren of the previous generation to have made it."
Amazing.
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