Category Archives: Insects

Sadness…

Posted on September 15, 2020 by

He was my go to person and expert when it came to identifying butterflies and a renowned English geologist.  He was part of our wedding.  We both enjoyed having a pint at the pub or wherever the pint may have … Continue reading →

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Finding a place to just be… and bee

Posted on July 31, 2020 by

This is the last day of July and yet another month under the cloud of a virus and all of the other things that have made this year what it has been.  I won’t go into that but you know! … Continue reading →

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Honey Bee

Posted on July 16, 2020 by

“Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don’t they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.”  ― Ray Bradbury  Teri 📷

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Monarch on Milkweed

Posted on July 6, 2020 by

It’s a Monday monarch on a milkweed day!  That’s a lot of alliteration isn’t it? Teri 📷 Want to see where this butterfly flutters?  Come visit What’s Happening Ohio and see!

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Seasons Overlap

Posted on September 24, 2019 by

The calendar has announced that here in this hemisphere we have just entered the season of fall.  But as we all know, no matter what the calendars say, nature may and often says something different.  Nature has been known to … Continue reading →

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Busy bee

Posted on August 6, 2019 by

The goal for the day was to go out and try to track and capture birds in flight but I found myself drawn to my old favorites of butterflies and bees and as we were in an area that was … Continue reading →

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Thar be dragons!

Posted on July 31, 2019 by

Little ones – dragonflies to be exact 😉 Teri  📷

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Monarching

Posted on July 30, 2019 by

Is that even a word?  It will have to do for my purpose here which is to share with you this beautiful creature that so obligingly let me follow it around a garden of flowers in a local park; it … Continue reading →

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What rhymes with orange?

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

Nothing that any of us know of as of yet (new words seem to be created each year) but in this case, what’s orange is this lovely Grand Orange Tip butterfly.  I wonder why it’s a “grand” orange tip and … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Basket Case

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

Teri  📷

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