AFTER A BLOOD MEAL, THESE FLEAS GET BUSY
IMAGE FROM CREATIVE COMMONS WIKIMEDIA.
SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN
NOW I UNDERSTAND “SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN”
PHOTO BY ME (AMY SMITH)
I LOVE MY RODS AND CONES
YOU CAN THANK YOUR RODS AND CONES FOR THE ABILITY TO DETECT THE BEAUTIFUL COLORS OF A SUNRISE.
PHOTO BY ME (AMY SMITH)
A LATE BLOOMER
THIS LATE BLOOMER CAN BE FOUND IN A DISTURBED AREA NEAR YOU.
PHOTO BY AMY SMITH (ME)
DON'T DODDER
THAT ORANGE STRING IN THE FIELD IS MORE INSIDIOUS THAN YOU THINK.
PHOTO BY AMY SMITH (ME)
THE HORNYHEAD CHUB
THIS GUY SHOWS HIS INTENTIONS ON HIS HEAD.
PHOTO FROM JONAH’S AQUARIUM
WHAT'S UP DOC?
AT “4:30 a.m. ish” THIS JACKASS RABBIT ALMOST GOT SQUISHED.
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS
A NOD TO THE NAKED LADIES IN MY YARD
NAMED AFTER MARK ANTONY’S LOVER, THESE NAKED LADIES ARE POPPING UP IN MY YARD!
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS By Namazu-tron - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4617746
CRAPOUFLAGE
THIS BEETLE TAKES THE ART OF CRAPOUFLAGE TO A NEW LEVEL.
PHOTO By Judy Gallagher - https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/24702493176/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55246358
CECROPIA SILKMOTH
THIS GINORMOUS CATERPILLAR WILL SPIT UP A SILKEN COCOON SOON.
PHOTO BY ROCHELLE FRANCO
SOME LIKE IT MESSY
THIS POND JUST IS NOT MESSY ENOUGH FOR A SELF RESPECTING AMPHIBIAN.
IMAGE FROM CREATIVE COMMONS AND GEOGRAPH.ORG.UK
INDIAN BLANKETS
JUST BACK FROM A BLOG SABBATICAL….HERE IS A LUCKY FLOWER.
PHOTO BY AMY SMITH
SPOT IT
LOOK! GREEN EGGS!
PHOTO BY ME
FLEXING YOUR MUSSELS
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FASCINATING MUSSELS IN THE OZARKS. THE ZEBRA MUSSEL (BOO HISS) ISN’T ONE OF THEM.
PHOTO FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
SNAKE SAFETY
YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM LIGHTNING THAN A SNAKE BITE, BUT LET’S REDUCE THE ODDS A BIT MORE EH?
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS
NICE CLAWS. NOW STROKE ME BEHIND MY HEAD
THIS HANDSOME MALE HAS SOME NICE CLAWS. I’M SURE HE IS POPULAR WITH THE LADIES.
PHOTO BY AMY SMITH
MAYAPPLES
MAYAPPLES LOOK LIKE LITTLE GREEN UMBRELLAS WITH A SINGLE WHITE FLOWER HIDING BELOW.
PHOTO FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.
DASHING DARTERS
LOOK FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL MALES HANGING OUT IN A CREEK NEAR YOU.
PHOTO BY JEFF FINLEY THROUGH CREATIVE COMMONS
BEAUTY IN THE BEAST
THERE ARE NEW IDEAS AFLOAT ON BEAUTY.
PHOTO OF PEACOCK (MALE) AND PEAHEN (DRAB FEMALE) FROM CREATIVE COMMONS
A FRIDAY QUICKIE
A PROBING QUESTION IS ANSWERED.
PHOTO BY ME! WHICH IS WHY IT IS CRAP. SORRY.