Another butterfly from the film archives, shot about 10 years ago in West Clear Creek Wilderness, AZ.

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Holding hands in love for 66 years.

Big Love

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small red eyes fly in the grass

cabbage white butterfly on a burgandy morning glory in a favorite neighborhood garden

beige pansy in a neighbor's flower box

best viewed LARGE:

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“Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.” ~ William Cowper

katydid nymph on borage in a favorite neighborhood garden

~Friedrich Nietzsche

From early September, this shy bloom looks to me like he's blushing, something my skin does not do. I guess either you're a blusher or your not. Or perhaps I just have no shame. Yes, I'm sure that's it.

Happy Bokeh Wednesday! (#2 of 2)

That's shameful behavior

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Thanks to MacroMaster Tedt Rovillos for finding this beautiful beetle for me !

long legged fly

Centre focus on a mauve poppy

Explored - Thanks everyone.

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These are droplets reflecting/refracting the plumeria flower in the background. They look like marbles I used to play when I was a kid.

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Jumping spiders has the ability to jump a distance of more than 30 times their own length. Jumping spiders are considered curious. If you place your hand close to them they will jump away but still keep an eye (several eyes) on your hand. instead of seeking shelter. Thie behaviour indicates some kind of curiosity since allmost any other spider would seek the first and best shelter.

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Busy week...Hope you all have a Happy Saturday everyone...Doin what I like most...Out in the jungle capturing macros...Cheers, Ringgo.

Nikon D90 Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens + Ringflash + Handheld

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Happy Bokehlicious Wednesday !

orange ladybug in flowering fennel in the watson street garden

This Tortoishelle was enjoying the warm weather today in Dundee Botanical gardens,

pink rose

Megacerus discoidus bug in a local morning glory. The smiley face is the rear of the bug. The front of the bug is evidenced by the two antennae.

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While visiting Lake City Colorado in July my wife began feeling poorly. So we made a stop at the local Medical Center. While she was seeing the Doctor I captured images of some flowers in front of the building. The Doctors wife told me this was an Icelandic Lily. My wife was feeling better the next day. I have since been told this is actually an Icelandic Poppy.

unidentified insect (possibly a stink bug) on unidentified flower

aphid on a leaf - photo taken at Marven Botanic Gardens, Hot Springs, AR

the winter is Toronto is very long, there are more snow on the way however to get a taste of the spring, I went to the Allan Gardens to see the spring flowers.

Another cold and gray wintry day in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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ladybug larva

hoverfly on sweet allysum in a favorite cambridgeport garden

Dans un parfum de roses blanches

Elle est assise et songe ;

Et l'ombre est belle comme s'il s'y mirait un ange.

Le soir descend, le bosquet dort ;

Entre ses feuilles et ses branches,

Sur le paradis bleu s'ouvre un paradis d'or.

Sur le rivage expire un dernier flot lointain.

Une voix qui chantait, tout à l'heure, murmure.

Un murmure s'exhale en haleine, et s'éteint.

Dans le silence il tombe des pétales.....

CHARLES VAN LERBERGHE

~Author Unknown

Weekends: Every Saturday & Sunday, we like to start our day by putting on our sweats, grabbing our iPads and walking a few blocks down the street to this neat little neighborhood cafe. There's always plenty of sun, seating and scones. :)~

I like mine (on) black

Canon 5D Mark II

Canon 85mm f/1.2L II

Aperture: f/1.2

Focal Length: 85mm

ISO Speed: 400

Flash: Off

Exposure: 1/200

RAW File Processing: Lightroom 3

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...but finally, yesterday, I found my first dragonfly of 2010 !! I can't tell you how happy I am :o)

What's more, ti's a totally new species to me, with really beautiful colours (colours are sooc). They (I saw about 5 or 6 of them) are really small, and quite shy... they would fly up the trees when I came close.

Pyrrhosoma nymphula (thanks a lot Belgian Dragonflies for the ID !!)

i took several shots of this bee, which appeared to be asleep in the flower. in this one it appears to be missing an antenna, yet in most of the other shots the second antenna is cleearly visible. i can't figure out what happened to it in this shot.

explore #348 Jan 23/09

a rose from one of my favorite cambridgeport gardens

I like marbles. I like macro photography. Hence . . .

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HBW, my friends!

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Image info : This Hoverfly is always mistaken to be a Bee, because of its behavior and the way it feeds on nectar just like a Bee.

This photo was cropped to focus on the head and eye.

On Explore #17, August 16, 2008 and Explore Front Page

I see by some of the newer comments that this image appeared on the front page of Explore. That would happen when one is not home and able to grab a screen shot...lol.

I caught these two sunbathing in the early morning sunlight a few days ago.

ISO 200,

1/320th,

F/11,

10 mm

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A few shots of an ant waking up and preparing for flight.