Happy Cat, Snoozy Cat.

From Saad, seen on travels. :) Click for full size.

Frog / Sour Cherry/ Cottonwood Seed

From D. Gregory, rq, and Kengi. Anyone know what the plant being cocooned by cotton is? Looks like a succulent to me. Cotton’s blowing here, too, making a mess all over.

The Daily Bird #31

A Grackle, being blazingly magnificent. They are also extra excited, because the mixed seed this week came from Runnings, not the feed store, and this stuff has…peanuts! Click for full size.

Sunsets

Desert sunsets from Crimson Clupeidae. Click for full size. See you all in the morning!

The Daily Bird #30

Male Black-headed Grosbeak. Click for full size.

Fleurs du jour

Water lilies from D. Gregory, a Peony with two bees from rq, and a yellow Tiger Lily from Kengi, all absolutely gorgeous!

Tarantula / Tarantula Hawk / Bark Scorpion

From Crimson Clupeidae, a beautiful tarantula, a tarantula hawk, and a bark scorpion under black light. Click for full size.

Happy Solstice, Everyone!

Here’s a fantastic shot of the Strawberry Moon, from Kengi. Click for full size.

Balancing Act, continued…

We kept playing with rocks last night. Starting with the 4th photo, those are Rick’s rock towers, and yes, that is a hammer (last photo). The small stone in the 2nd and 3rd photos is also a tool of some sort, the hollow fits my thumb perfectly. Click for full size.

Beautiful Wasps

From Kengi and rq. Click for full size.

Tree Fern, Peony and Buffalobur Nightshade.

A beautiful tree fern from D. Gregory, with a close up of those gorgeous, hairy furls, a stunning peony from rq, so rich and satiny, and Buffalobur Nightshade from Kengi, a beautiful but dangerous plant. Click for full size.

Random Monday

The Daily Bird #29

A female Oriole enjoys an orange. Click for full size.

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A Blast from the Past

Happy Cat, Snoozy Cat.

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