“Each season has its joys to treasure, to lift one’s spirits and bring us pleasure.” ~Unknown
Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly
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Cicada
“Of the many forms that silence takes, the most memorable is the dry husk of the cicada.” ~Jon Davis
Among the blackberry blossoms
“You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes because that’s where the fruit is.” ~Will Rogers
Busy bees
“Difficult doesn’t mean impossible. It simply means that you have to work hard.” ~Unknown
Cramer’s Silver-drop Skipper
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly.” ~Richard Bach
Honey bee
” … even the insects in my path are not loafers, but have their special errands.” ~Henry David Thoreau
A Yellow theme
On my walks this week, the yellows of this season as summer fades into autumn have really been popping out and catching my attention. Here are a few photos from those country road walks.
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” ~Jim Bishop
Tiger Swallowtail
“Divine creation can be seen painted on the canvas of a butterfly’s wing.” ~ K. D’Angelo
Mud-puddling
Mud-puddling is a behavior seen in butterflies and other insects by which they sip moisture and nutrients from wet soil or rotting plant material. Even though I know that puddling is part of its nature, there is still something a little disconcerting about seeing a beautiful, delicate butterfly sitting in the mud. I never can seem to shake that unsettling feeling that it ought to be up gently floating on a breeze or drinking nectar from an alluring flower.
“There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.” ~Carl Sandburg
A bug’s eye view
“Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.” ~Henry David Thoreau
walking on a country road 