Ventures In Photos

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Pymatuning Gate House

Gate House at Pymatuning Lake

Head on over to Outdoor Wednesday for more of the great outdoors.

Thanks for stopping by atMuldoon.

Still a Mighty Oak

Hollow at the base

Hollow at the top

Remains a thing of beauty.

And possibly a mansion to a squirrel or two.

Head on over to NF for more Trees & Bushes

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Sunrise thru Leaves

One day last week I spied the sun

shining through these maple leaves

and the shadows where they overlapped.

Tried a new online photo editing program.

Do you think the background is too busy

and takes away from the photos?

Is this better?

Now you'll want to head on over to Judith's Mosaic Monday

for more Collages.

Saturday, July 18, 2015

A Touch of Whimsy

A fun barn to come upon

With its stone foundation

A touch of whimsy

And a cupola

Click here to join Tom for more great Barns

A Gift

By Friday I was lamenting my lack of
a new butterfly/moth this week.

When I arrived at the office I noticed
yet another leaf stuck on the side of the building.

But wait, that's not a leaf.

As I took a closer look, I knew I had been handed a gift.

I have never seen a moth this big

Tucked it in a box to show my co-workers

Then released it to fly again.

SATURNIIDAE

Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
spotted in western PA.

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and here for Nature Notes

Rise and Shine

My choice of this week's top shot from my camera.

The lyrics to this song came to mind

when I saw the sun rising through the leaves.

♫ Rise and shine

And give God the glory, glory

Rise and shine

And give God the glory, glory

Rise and shine

And give God the glory, glory

Children of the Lord ♫

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for more great shots.

Saturday Birds

Stopping by to say 'hello'

"good morning RG, how's the catching?"

"See ya later."

A better 'fishing spot' from across the lake?

"hey RG, you should try it from here"

And a quick 'fly by' from our pal the osprey.

Time to join Saturday Critters and Camera Critters

And then on over to join Anni at I'D-Rather-B-Birdin'

Spied this young Catbird and surmised

it had taken a bath and was

'fluffing' in the sun to dry.

One of Those Wonders

...Glory in the Morning

Morning Glory

Most morning glory flowers unravel into full bloom in the early morning. The flowers usually start to fade a few hours before the "petals" start showing visible curling.

I'm always fascinated by the sunshine in the center

when these 'glories' are photographed.

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

Fences for Safety

This fence just down the road

Keeps these two beauties safe from traffic.

Joining Theresa for 'Good Fences'

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Outdoor Wednesday 071515

Spied this little gem on the way to

the Waterfowl Observatory at our local State Park.

The RG didn't say 'pick it' so . . . no sautéing this one.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

The first family of wrens had departed a week or so ago. This past week I noticed two sparrows going in the house and each exiting with an egg which they proceeded to drop on the ground and begin to peck. Upon investigation they appeared to be wren eggs.

Nature does what nature does in the pecking order (pun intended) but the sparrows have several other choices out and about the yard and this house is designated for wrens.

So the RG replaced the front of the house with a smaller wren sized hole

and within 24 hours

a new couple had returned for a second nesting.

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Monday, July 13, 2015

Photo Review Surprise

Imagine my surprise to find this little honey amongst the Canadian Thistle when reviewing the photos I had taken while capturing an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail for Week-end Butterfly.