Look who was waiting for me when I came out to lunch today! This is a species of Magicicada, and part of Brood XIX. It just hatched, almost certainly this week, from an egg laid in 1998. How cool is that? They’ll only be here about a month, and they don’t bite, sting, spit, or … Read more
The boys’ fall break was today and yesterday, so we’ve been in Gulf Shores since Friday night. This post appears as we’re headed back, probably not far from the Bates House of Turkey for lunch. The Gulf was as startlingly clear and beautiful as I’ve ever seen it. We saw stingrays and dolphins the whole … Read more
A common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) came and posed for me this afternoon. I could get some great swallowtail shots right now, if they’d ever stop to rest. I also enjoyed this one, though. I hope you have a good weekend.