July 25, 2017
Day 206
I saw a flutter on the wilting flowers. The moth was diligently working, sucking whatever pollen remained. The fading flowers make me sad as I realize that the end of July is almost here and summer will be winding down soon.
July 5, 2017
Day 186
Gravity cut short their lives.
There was four of them.
Two had hatched, and two were unhatched.
The pipe that the nest had been built upon had given way, and I found them scattered on the floor today.
Momma bird was no where in sight.
Mother to Mother, my heart broke for her and the little ones that never had a chance.
June 26, 2017
Day 177
It is probably responsible for eating holes in my plants... but up close, under a macro lens, it is pretty amazing. It's shell reflects the late evening sun and tiny legs defy gravity holding it upside down on a stem. There is an entire world waiting to be discovered when we look closely.
June 21, 2017
Day 172
Rosa arkansana, but known around these parts as the Prairie Rose, North Dakota's State Flower.
The wind has really beaten the ones growing in the pasture, yet for their fragility, they endure. Endurance... it is a North Dakotan trait.
May 9, 2017
Day 129
Is it a weed? A flower? An edible green?
I guess it is a matter of perspective.
I know I just love the way it looks through my macro lens. Its anthers curling in tiny "y" shapes. These things, detested by many, are fascinating under close inspection.
Many things are full of wonder if we choose to look closely.