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Stranded in Lyon
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O.K. folks, it’s been way too long since I posted something in this interminable blog. I am writing from our little hotel room in Lyon, France. Tom and I were on a long awaited honeymoon first to Paris and then on a Tauck riverboat cruise from Lyon to Cannes. We…
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Ichneumon Wasp (Female)
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According to my “Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America,” this beautiful wasp, found today on a tree at Eastern College Pond locates other wasp’s larvae deep in the tree trunk, using her antennae to detect the scent of a fungus associated with the larvae. Then she…
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Dawn in Gloucester
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Jon and Piper Praising the Morning Light (Actually Jon was trying to get Piper to put the sun on her finger for the photo.) Dawn and the Fishing Boat The Surfer Good Harbor Beach
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We are in Gloucester!!
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Piper and Jack Nicest Boy on Earth Jon and Jack Seagull asking for some Goldfish Tom and Kitty do Tie Die and then attend outdoor Concert Little Blue Heron Little Blue Little Blue Seagull in the Surf Little Swallows Morning on Bass Rocks
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Wary Momma and the Three Fawns
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I was walking in the woods in Valley Forge today when two momma deer and three fawn ran right towards me. They didn’t realize I was there until they practically knocked me over. I stood still for at least 15 minutes and they sort of got used to me. So…
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The Ambush Bug
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I was walking in the field off of Ship Road and saw a butterfly on a thistle blossom. I started taking his photograph and realized he was not flying away. I got closer and realized he had been ambushed by the Ambush Bug. He’s a tiny bug with giant forearms…
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Today in Valley Forge
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Oh it is that time of year in Valley Forge. The turtles are lurking in the woods. The Indigo and the Goldfinch are everywhere, the hummingbirds and the honeybees are buzzing the wildflowers. It is so marvelous to just walk in the fields and see all these beautiful creatures. I…
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Yumiko Graduated!!! She is a Certified Physician Assistant!!!
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She did it! She worked so hard for so long from the day she entered medical school. Yumiko has poured her heart into her studies. And on Friday, July 29 at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, that young woman walked up on stage and received her Masters Degree. Cannot…
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Dragonflies and Damselflies
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It’s hot, hot, hot and the perfect time for Dragonflies and Damselflies and they do love to pose.
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The Rookery
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Yesterday I had the total pleasure of going to a little bird rookery in Ocean City, New Jersey with two fellow photographers. I’d never been to a rookery before. We got to Ocean City, about 8:00 in the morning, parked by the visitor’s center, looked over the railing and there…




