Photography
Antheraea polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth, one of the giant silk moths. A beautiful moth, and so furry! 
Orange Tufted White Caterpillar - Halysidota harrisii Image quality holds up pretty well given that photo was taken with an iPhone 7 Plus, 2017-9-9.
A nice ride this evening. September is slowly bringing in the cooler air and it’s so refreshing. I’m ready for some fall color.
“On this Day” feature of Photos app popped up a few images from two years ago. One of my longer gravel routes, 52 miles with some nice hills and fantastic views. Need some adventure in your life? Get a gravel bike and go get lost on a back country gravel road!
Sabatia angularis, commonly called rosepink, is a plant native to the eastern North America. It is geographically widespread and found in a variety of habitats, often in open areas. It blooms from July to August with fragrant pink flowers.
Growing in the sunny spots around the garden, garlic chives, sweet coneflowers and western ironweed are current favorite feeding spots for bees and butterflies. 😍
Found this pretty lady in her web on my front screen door. Safely relocated to a sheltered area in my garden. Venomous yes, but easy to scoop her and her egg sack into a container without any danger to either of us. 🤓 🕷️🕸️
A morning task: transplant 3 small hazelnut bushes. Also, enjoy observing a red ant exploring a garlic chive flower cluster.
Annie, one of my furry friends and so, so sweet. She was a stray in a group that ran by my cabin 6 years ago. The others kept going she stopped and moved in. ❤️
Galerina marginata, known as funeral bell, deadly skullcap or autumn skullcap, a species of extremely poisonous mushroom-forming fungus.
🚲📷 More bike love! This is a follow-up to my post yesterday where I shared my beloved gravel bike. Today it’s my equally loved fat bike. Years ago I used a mountain bike for trail riding, this time around I opted for an over-sized fat tire bike. The tires for fat bikes range from 3.5" to 5", mine has 4" tires. As I understand it fat bikes were created for year round riding allowing for winter riding on snow and also easier access to softer surfaces like sand.
While many of the newest more expensive fat bikes include front or even full suspension I opted for a ridged frame and fork because I tend to ride slower and on trails that are not overly rough. I also use it for gravel rides when we’ve had rain and the gravel road base is softened up as will be the case for todays ride. While a fat bike tends to be a bit heavier than a standard mountain bike that has much lighter 2" tires they do offer a soft, plush ride, the tires more easily going over fallen branches, larger rocks or other obstacles. They’re a blast to ride!
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, feeding on nectar from Vernonia baldwinii, the western ironweed.
Very sad news but not surprising. From habitat destruction to climate change to chemical agriculture, we’re wreaking havoc. Monarch butterflies are now listed as endangered
Rosie in the sink because only fresh water from the tap is good enough for her. Happy Caturday to those that celebrate.
Marasmius siccus, or orange pinwheel, is a small orange mushroom in the Marasmius genus, with a “beach umbrella”-shaped cap.
Top: Bantus Philemon, pipevine or blue swallowtail feeding from Monarda fistulosa, wild bergamot . Bottom: Scutellaria ovations, heart leaf skullcap a native mint.