Monday, November 04, 2024

Long Time No Post!

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 Hi everyone!   Just a post to say I'm still alive.  :D   All the kids are doing great in their post-high school studies and soon career...
Monday, June 22, 2015

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Skipper on scrub oak at Roxborough State Park,
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This fly does a good job of pretending it's a bumblebee.  It's with a Light-Blue Beardtongue, or Narrow-Leaves Penstemon.
Sunday, June 21, 2015

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I love sitting in this clover and taking lots of pictures of bees.  According to "Guide to Colorado Wildflowers" by G.K. Guenn...
Monday, June 15, 2015

Spring Re-emergence

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I've returned to the blog-o-sphere with a new, functioning camera, a Canon EOS T5i.  It was a beautiful day with lots of bugs to find...
Sunday, April 14, 2013

The Knowledge Dogs Protect Us From

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I found out during spring yard cleaning. It was nerve wracking, but then I like creepy things. I also have a great first line of defense. ...
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Sunday, August 19, 2012

So What is It?

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I've gotten a few higher ed opinions about what this may be.  Most of my measuring devices are very crude, but it is hard like chert an...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Long Time...

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 For those of you who have been waiting, longing and pining for my next post.  Here it is. This is (as far as I can tell) the flower of a ...
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Saturday, July 30, 2011

That's One Impressive Pansy

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Why are pansies considered weak? I guess calling someone a nosegay is too politically incorrect? Rose is a verb. Daisy is too Dukes of Haz...
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Spider Satisfaction and Insect Fix

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This summer has gone by very quickly. Our lives have been up in the air (see my Blogspot Pivot blog for more info), so we've not had eno...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Super Weevil

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I was thrilled to get a good shot of both sets of wings. As amazing as they are though, beetles still look pretty comical when they fly.
Monday, May 23, 2011

Rubber Shell and Other Local Trash

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Here's logarithmic trash. I think it's a part of a balloon. We found it walking in one of the local creeks.
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Web-cicles

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 Jumping spiders affix a safety line before making a jump. You can tell if a jumping spider has been around because of the single strands o...
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