• Please Don’t Tell Ken

    Please Don’t Tell Ken

    Yesterday while kneeling in almost waist high grass in the middle of a field at Valley Forge aiming my macro lens at a katydid on a milkweed, a large man…

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  • Cicadas

    Cicadas

    It was a rainy day today, but I went to Valley Forge anyway. I found a small herd of deer and chased them around a field for a while. On…

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  • The Basement Saga

    The Basement Saga

    I woke up this morning determined to finally finish the basement. Way back in April while we were away on vacation, we had some tremendous rain storms. We came home…

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  • Just LOVE these Grasshoppers

    Just LOVE these Grasshoppers

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  • Portrait of a Praying Mantis

    Portrait of a Praying Mantis

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  • Shy Grasshoppers

    Shy Grasshoppers

    The grasshoppers are out in full force in the fields of Valley Forge Park. As I walk through the tall grass they spring from one grass stalk to another. It…

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  • Huge Yellow Garden Spider

    Huge Yellow Garden Spider

    I was walking through the tall grass in the woods today and I came across a HUGE yellow garden spider. She was straddled in the middle of a big messy…

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  • Grasshopper Chompers

    Grasshopper Chompers

    I had the BEST morning in Valley Forge today. Just check out these grasshoppers and you will know why. Click on the teeth for the FULL effect.

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  • Little Leaf Hoppers in Love

    Little Leaf Hoppers in Love

    Or are they just not speaking to each other?

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  • Cucumber Beetle

    Cucumber Beetle

    Searching through the vegetable garden this morning, I found this wonderful cucumber beetle peaking through the leaves of a zucchini plant. Just click on him to get a closer look…

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