massage therapist by day...
nature explorer, collector, picture-taker, artist, reader, writer, thinks-too-much...
the rest of the time!
we live on a few acres, outside the city...with woods and swampy areas behind us...
fields and woods directly across the road. so we have critters. lots of 'em...visiting all the time.
the fields & wooded areas around us, is where i do most of my bone collecting.
i've been asked about my camera...it's a canon 120sx. it's not a big expensive camera. (although i wish i could afford one of those)
this canon is under $200.
how do i get my pictures of the butterflies...lizards...bugs...
i wander around...stealthily...listening...watching...and then when i spot movement...
i wait and watch. if it's a picture i want...i sneak as close as i think i can get...set the camera...
and shoot!
ok...on to a few pictures and then i've gotta run...
have you ever seen such a bug? i've found a few of them lately...dead.
i had to google "beetle with big 'eyes' on back" in order to find out what this strange looking insect was!
they LOOK like eyes, but they're not...they're to scare away predators!
you can read more about the eyed click beetle here.
THIS beauty-ful butterfly was on the lantana over the weekend!!
this made me look to see if we had a Hackberry Tree in the yard...i THINK we have 2 small ones so maybe we'll be seeing more of this guy!
yesterday sam noticed Milo...'playing' with something out back...he went to take a look and then hollered for me...AND the camera!
it's a baby black racer! we carried it to the back woods and set it loose...away from milo's playful paws.
well...this was a good afternoon quickie...
i think! :)
When one tugs at a single thing in nature,
he finds it attached to the rest of the world. ~John Muir
be safe...where ever you may wander... and stay cool! laura :]
