I just love this picture of Shadow:
Mr. Regal was looking rather less regal and rather more ornery when I snapped this. I didn’t even realize he was licking his chops till several hours later.
Don’t mess with Shadow… 🙂
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Photo 365 #362
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a monarch butterfly, but I found one in our yard Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, it had fallen victim to the lawnmower (or possibly the heat – Saturday was pretty darn warm).
Seymour was lucky enough to see it alive Saturday morning, and I saw another one later in the afternoon. I remember seeing tons of these guys as a kid, and their caterpillars, too, but there was a lot more milkweed around back then.
It’s a shame there aren’t more of these around for my kids to enjoy the way I did.
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Photo 365 #361
The apples have once more begun to fall, which meant we spent a good chunk of Saturday morning picking them up so Seymour could mow lawn.
While we worked, Princess Opal and her kin slept in the yard. Doesn’t Buddy look comfy under the tree? So kind of them to help us out. 😀
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Photo 365 #360
Shadow: “Opal! You’re back! Welcome home!”
Opal: “Why thank you, Mr. Regal. It’s good to be back.”
Shadow: “Yeah, yeah, yeah – of course you are. Now, enough small talk – let me sniff your butt.”
Opal: *rolls eyes* “Males. Ugh.”
I guess some things will never change. 🙂
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Photo 365 #359
After a week away, Miss Opal has returned. We thought she’d been eaten by a coyote, so last night, Seymour set out a live trap.
Imagine his surprise when he checked it this morning and found Opal inside.
I haven’t seen her this lovey in…well, ever, actually. But it’s good to have her home. 🙂
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Photo 365 #358
I know, I know, if you’ve seen one picture of wet grass, you’ve seen ’em all.
But I can’t help it. I love trying to catch those tiny drops of dew before they fade away, like the mist in the morning light. 🙂
Hope your weekend is full of blue skies and lots of fun!
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Photo 365 #357
A field of grass sparkles in the early morning light:
Okay, it’s not really a field. It’s my yard.
Still, it’s lovely, isn’t it? 🙂
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Photo 365 #356
Hey, what’s that blue stuff?
The sky, you say? Impossible. Our sky is all gray and overcast and full of rain. This bright blue thing can’t possibly be sky.
Can it? 😀
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Photo 365 #355
It’s another darkish, rainy day, so I thought a bit of sunshine was in order:
Now if only the sky looked as bright as this beautiful bloom. *sigh*
How’s the weather where you are? Is it beautifully sunny or dank and dreary?
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Photo 365 #354
This is another sunflower I saw out and about over the weekend, and I love the way this shot turned out:
I love that you can see all the little hairs on the stem and leaves, and I love the color in the image. It reminds me a bit of Van Gogh’s sunflowers, though I am in no way as good with my camera as he was with a paintbrush.
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Suddenly they all died. The end. 