Eastern Swallowtail

We just had a fast but nasty storm blow through. The sun quickly came back out and so did this butterfly. I don't know where it weathered the storm but I'm glad it made it through.

Another Dragonfly

Here is another view of yesterday's dragonfly!

The Dragon's Fly

I watched this cool dragonfly while I was out walking my dog. Afterward, I grabbed my camera and was delighted that the little guy was still hanging out in the bushes. I couldn't use auto-focus
so I had to manually focus but I'm getting better and quicker at that. Here is one of the pictures that I liked the best.

Not quite the super moon.

The super moon is supposed to be visible tomorrow night, so I will probably be out taking more pictures. Meanwhile, I got one of the moon tonight. I had a 100-300 lens with a 2x converter. The auto-focus wouldn't work with my converter so I had to use manual focus with my window sill being my "tripod". I'll have to go outside with the tripod tomorrow night. Here is the picture of the moon from tonight.

I caught a lightning bug right as it spread its wings to fly away!

The Sweet Blooms of Spring

I love Mimosa Tree Blooms. They look like sweet tentacles of nectar that the butterflies and bees seem to love. They are such a pretty pink and so delicate. Here is one for your enjoyment.

A Real Lady---Bug

I took this a couple of days ago but I thought it was a good picture and thought I would share it with you!

Big Fat Red Ant

I'm out taking bug pictures and today I saw a big fat red ant on a mimosa leaf. He looked pretty ferocious but didn't bother me. Hope you enjoy!

More rainy day pictures

I thought the leaves looked pretty with the leaves covered in little raindrops from the rain yesterday. It is supposed to rain really hard today so I don't think I'll be out taking pictures today. Enjoy this dark moody picture.

After the Rain

There has been pretty steady rainshowers this morning. I went outside during a break and noticed these ladybugs on a Mimosa Leaf. Here is the shot I got.

Prom Time

I had the enjoyable experience of taking some prom pictures for the 8th grade prom for one of the kid's mom. He gave her a beautiful corsage and I took this picture of them holding hands and showing off the corsage. Although it only shows the hands of the young man and young lady, I just love this picture. Hope you will enjoy it too.