One That Got Away

Seems this photo fits this Halloween day and Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge – Week 42.

Old Man in the Rocks- Transmogrify

Transmogrify, there’s a word we use everyday! These natural rock formations, carved  or transmogrified my nature itself provide some eyes on the trail. Do you see the Old Man in the Rocks?

Through the Window

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week is Through the Window  .

I took this picture of my grandson doing some bird watching  a couple of years ago.

 

It’s All About Nature

Slump Rock, Old Man’s Cave, Lower Falls

One of many rock formations along the trails of Hocking Hills State Park, Logan Ohio.

This October reflection is for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: It’s All About Nature

Macro – Moments Week 15

Last of the Dragonflies

While hiking Sunday, I came onto this Band-Winged Meadowhawk. A warm fall has extended its season. Some dragonflies will warm up and survive into November , even December. It chose this Dogwood as its post – a most convenient camo spot.

Nikon D5200, 300mm at 5′, 125s, f/10, ISO 200

For Week 15  of Musin’ with Susan’s Macro moments

Summer Shine

SHINE   is the WPC photo challenge of the week. I immediately thought of this picture capturing the sun’s rippled reflection as a backdrop for a dragonfly photo shoot last summer. I posted a similar picture when the theme was Frame.

Macro Moments Challenge : Week 14

A Handsome Devil

I’ve not done a weekly photo challenge in a while and thought these pics I took at a trails end might fit nicely with The Weekly Macro Photo Challenge: Week 14. Left to itself this wasp is quite docile and useful. Aggravate it and you’ll pay.

Nikon D5200, Focal Length 220mm, 1/250s, f5,3, ISO 640. Overcast

Spoon Music

Playin the Spoons

Wordless Wednesday

Transforming

Eastern Black Tiger Swallowtail Chrysalis Formation

Sunday Scene

Into your hands I commit my spirit;
    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.

Psalm 31:5 NIV

School House Orb Weaver

“That’s a sewing spider”, one of the Amish boys in my classroom told me. Then he told another boy, “It can sew your fingers together!” I think an older brother has been telling some tall tales.

These large docile 0rb weaving spiders commonly answer to plain ol’ garden spider or black and yellow Orb Weaver. But I was curious about the sewing-spider tag. They weave a zig zag pattern into their webs and therefor have earned a nickname of “sewing machine spider”.

Sewing Machine Spider

Black and Yellow Orb Weaver