
I had just finished photographing a hover fly on a little wild flower near the Pond at Eastern University when I was approached by a nice man and his son. The man asked if I liked snakes and I said absolutely. He said there was a big black one over by the edge of…

Oh boy…. I did a little splurging this week and invested in a portrait lighting kit. It’s a wonderful set of lights, umbrellas, and a background. Yumiko and Ken posed for me tonight and we had a lot of fun.

Every time I wait until late in the afternoon I am rewarded with beautiful and interesting bugs. Check out the mites on this little damsel fly (click on for a close look). And then, the first person who can accurately identify the little elephant nosed bug will win a signed photograph and a cup…

Found these little balls of fluff today on the pond at Eastern. They couldn’t be more than a few days old.