Category Archives: Nature

Denny

July 9, 2022

Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus, desert-chicory

A vibrant yellow flower with dark gold center, blurred grass background of gold and green

A species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southern United States found in prairies, clay soils and disturbed habitats.

Denny

June 1, 2022

Orchard Orbweaver, Leucauge venusta. In the last image the spider has a captured tick in it’s web.

A green legged spider with a green, white, yellow and black abdomen hangs upside down in web.
A green legged spider with a green, white, yellow and black abdomen hangs upside down in web.
A green legged spider with white, yellow and black abdomen hangs upside down in web.
A green legged spider with white, yellow and black abdomen hangs upside down in web, it holds a captured tick.

Denny

May 28, 2022

In the garden today a great spangled fritillary on a daisy and my finger. Also a bumble bee collecting pollen from a daisy.

An orange butterfly with white and black spots hangs from a white daisy with yellow center.
An orange butterfly, wings closed, rests on a hand
A bumblebee collects pollen from the yellow center of a white daisy.

Denny

May 27, 2022

Foreground consists of pinkish colored rock with. Several very large boulders at a high elevation with a view of green trees stretching to horizon.

Made an exception to my practice of avoiding non-essential use of a car to take a short drive with relatives to visit Elephant Rocks Park. The rocks consist of the remains of a pluton formed 1.4 billion years ago by cooling magma. A beautiful view.