Archive for the 'Insects/Spiders' Category

Name That Insect

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

(Taking Flight- G.Mead)
Garry managed to get this shot yesterday while photographing odes. I love the colors/comp. and sense of being lighter than air he captured.
But- an insect with square forewings? What’s up with that?
I cabnt read field guides well right now, so I’m clueless.
Meanwhile, hubby photography is growing- faster than an insect taking to […]

Dissapearing Bees

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

Here’s Bill Maher’s take on the Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder, Earth
Day and some other random thoughts on the environment….
‘Here’s a quote from Albert Einstein: “if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no […]

‘Life in the Undergrowth’

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

“There are no messages in any of our films, no morals to be drawn, no insights into the human condition through a wild creature’s wisdom. The reason I’m in natural history film-making is because it is so deeply enjoyable. It is one of the greatest pleasures in life, observing the natural world.”
(Sir David Attenborough)
A […]

Remembering Favorite Moments

Sunday, January 14th, 2007

I visited a most wonderful post by Bev (which is an oxymoron as I feel all of her posts are informative and well written), titled favourite moments # 6 - wonderful salamanders!. I happen to also have a fondness for salamanders, but even more I love the idea of going through older photos, maybe identifying […]