Peep Frogs and Whippoorwills

I am a grandmother, mother and daughter. I love photography, mostly of my grandkids or nature, sewing and crocheting. I have recently retired, so just getting used to freedom!!

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[lionfloss]

by Arnie Chou

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Gorgeous sunbeam picture by #lionfloss!  Could it be any more perfect?

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Autumn colours, illuminated. Woods near Schloss Neuschwanstein; Bavaria, Germany. October 2022. ƒ/4.5 1/125 18 mm ISO100 [6000x4000] - Author: Devnikolus97 on Reddit

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At Gansenji Temple, Japan

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Beautiful!

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Some interesting things found on a ride in the woods.

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Fungi in the Forest

[gatekeepme]

humble enough to know i can be replaced but wise enough to know ain’t nobody else like me

[ruhlare]

humble as ever, but aware of my value

[paulasue53]

Wish I had thought of this years ago instead of being so easily intimated.

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Beautiful Missouri Ozarks Sunset

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Eastern Tailed-Blue

The bottom picture is from 2021. I posted it only so you can see the gorgeous markings on this little guy. The first two pictures are recent and I just couldn't get this straight on look. This butterfly is only about 1/2" to 1" in size. They're very lively, too, flitting from one place to another and you're lucky to photograph one!

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Almost Perfect Spiderweb

Can you believe the nearly perfect concentric web? Now that is an engineering feat!

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Bumblebee searching for pollen and comes out literally covered in it!

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Bald Face Hornet Nest. This nest is about 30 feet in the air in a maple tree. This nest is a work of art, actually beautiful, except for the residents. In the first picture, you can see several of the hornets coming out of the nest due to the vibrations of our four wheeler. We waited a while and they seemed to settle down. However, I found out these hornets have face recognition. You go by the nest one time and they check your face. The next time you go by, you are considered an enemy and could be stung.

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This is one of our cute wild baby bunnies in our yard. Our dog, Scout, loves to bark at them and they don’t even mind! We were just about ten feet from this little guy and he just continued to eat!

[quotemadness]

Listen closely: the only time it’s too late to change yourself is when you’re dead. Until then, you’re simply making excuses or lying to yourself.

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Hummingbirds everywhere! They must be packing in the calories for that long trip across the Gulf of Mexico coming up shortly.

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Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly drinking from a Rose of Sharon bloom

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Peep Frogs and Whippoorwills turned 8 today!