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  • 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 standing far off in the distance on the sidewalk was waving his hands, jumping up and down and shouting at me, “Lady, get out…

  • 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 my way back to the car I saw a beautiful twisted tree at the edge of the road. Looking a little closer I saw…

  • 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 to a flooded basement which ruined our carpet and just about everything sitting on the floor, making an awful mess. The mess required us…

  • 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 is so much fun to track one down and take his picture. Here are three different grasshoppers each hiding from the camera. Look at…

  • 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 spider web. As I got closer she sprung out her claws. I kept my distance just in case she wanted to take my leg…

  • 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.

  • Little Leaf Hoppers in Love

    Little Leaf Hoppers in Love

    Or are they just not speaking to each other?

  • 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 at his snout and compound eyes.