August 21, 2007 - Same pose, different butterfly
Warm with storms around today. Highs in the mid 80's. I'm watching my granddaughter today, so I didn't have much time for photography. I decided to go ahead and post this one. It is a similar pose that one took recently, but it is a different butterfly.
August 20, 2007 - Hill Grapes in Black and White
Hot today with a couple of showers around with highs in the mid 80's. I had a hectic day, so didn't get to post this until late. I really liked the way it turned out.
19-AUG-2007
Swallowtail - up close and personal
Warm and hazy today, with highs around 90. I had a very busy day, with church and then my uncle's funeral. But I did get a chance to go out late this afternoon for a little while. I thought I would try the zoom for some close ups of the butterflies. I liked this one.
August 18, 2007 - The Bud Bloomed
Warm today, but much cooler than it has been recently, with highs in the 80's. I took this one yesterday of the rose that had budded earlier and I posted. It turned into a beautiful rose. But with the scorching heat, they don't last long.
August 17, 2007 - The struggles with dog days
Record highs yesterday with temps of over 100, but after big storms last night, we will have somewhat cooler temps today and partly cloudy. The heat was very oppressive - so much so that Nate was just rung out with his day of patrolling the yard and playing with Bud.
August 16, 2007 - Rose Bud
Another hot, dry day with record highs expected. I took this one a few days ago, because I wanted to catch it before the sun scorched the petals. I liked the color in this one.
15-AUG-2007
August 15, 2007 - Resting Butterfly
Another warm and dry day, with highs in the low 90's. The butterflies were either fighting or maybe something else, but when they got tired of going around and around, the would choose a flower top and just lie down. I caught this one doing that very thing.
August 14, 2007 - Busy Bee
Another warm sunny day, and starting to get dry again. Highs expected around 90. I haven't had much luck with bee photos this summer, but caught this guy visiting the large yellow flowers that I photographed earlier. I liked all the pollen on his coat.
August 13, 2007 - I finally got one
Warm sunny day today with highs in the upper 80's. I had a busy weekend and didn't have time to post yesterday. But I did have time to catch up with this viceroy butterfly. He was pretty shy, but I did eventually catch up with him.
11-AUG-2007
August 11, 2007 - Little blue butterfly
Bright, sunny day and not quite as hot as it has been recently, but still expected to get close to 90 this afternoon. The humidity is a little lower, however. I went out early this morning to see if I could catch a few shots before it got hot. This little guy was sitting quietly while the sun dried off his wings. He made a good subject.
10-AUG-2007
August 10, 2007 - After the storm
A little cooler today, but still very hot, with highs expected near 90. We had a couple of storms blow through last night, so I got out early this morning to see if I could get a shot or two with some raindrops on them. I liked this one because the shallow DOF really plays well with the lighting and background.
August 9, 2007 - Another Rose
Continuing to be extremely hot and humid, with highs near 100 and high humidity. I took this one the other day, figuring I had better get these shots before the heat kills them. It is a beautiful color.