Tag Archives: nature

A Red-eyed Fly

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

I was feeling a little uninspired tonight, but I wondered around with the camera anyway.  I found this small red-eyed fly. I find flies pretty cool–I am sure that puts me in a minority within the human race.  I have … Continue reading →

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Infrastructure

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

I talk a lot in this blog about nature, and since I live in the state of Iowa in the United States of America, I thought I would talk about the impact of human infrastructure on nature in Iowa. Some … Continue reading →

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A Blog about a Rock

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

We live on the edge of the where the Des Moines Lobe of the Wisconsin Glacier reached its farthest southern extent.  You can see it in the landscape–a number of small hills show where the glacier stopped and dropped its load of rocks and gravel. This … Continue reading →

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A Life List of Life (of a sort)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

This Autumn I went to the Texas Butterfly Festival.  It was a pretty unique event and I had a lot of fun.  I had a little bit of a culture shock when I went down there, though.  A lot of … Continue reading →

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Under the Snow

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

Here is an antique corn stalk cutter that we have in our yard. Back in May of 2011 I took some pictures of a moss that was living in the handle of this cutter. I wonder how it is doing … Continue reading →

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More From Texas

Posted on October 27, 2012 by

I haven’t had a chance to sort through all of my photos from the Texas Butterfly Festival yet, but I did get some good ones.  I am having fun, seeing lots of butterflies that are new to me and meeting … Continue reading →

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Drawn to Flies

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

I find my attention drawn to small flies on flowers like this goldenrod. I think it is Toxomerus geminatus.

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Suddenly…

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

Suddenly, it is autumn.  It wasn’t yesterday. Autumn has the nicest days of the year.  But it also comes at a time when lots of other things are happening.  Do we have time to get outside and enjoy the days? … Continue reading →

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At the End of a Rainy Day

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

We have had a cool, overcast afternoon, following a long rain that started early in the morning and lasted until almost noon.  I can feel the change of  seasons coming on. It has been a few days since I went … Continue reading →

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Silver Spotted Skippers

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

Monday, before the tragic encounter I had with a deer (which was noted in yesterday’s post), I walked along the road near our house.  I saw some beautiful silver-spotted skippers, Epargyreus clarus drinking nectar from the flower of a thistle.  At … Continue reading →

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