I accidentally watered this guy last night along with my green beans, but he didn’t seem to mind. He probably enjoyed it with all the dry weather we’ve had lately. I’m thinking it’s a katydid – can anyone confirm?
Category: nature
Photo of the Day: Bright and Orange
This flower recently started blooming at our house – can anyone name it? It started out with very long, pretty leaves, so I didn’t even realize it was going to bloom until the buds formed.
Photo of the Day: Hoot Hoot
I’m excited to say that I took this photo in my backyard yesterday. I live in a suburb of Kansas City, so seeing an owl in my yard isn’t exactly a common occurrence. I heard a ton of birds making all kinds of squawking noises yesterday evening, so I looked outside to see what was going on, and this large owl was starring right at me. I grabbed my camera and took a couple of quick distance shots, then walked closer only to get few blurry shots before she flew off. Coolest nature experience so far since we moved in March! Does it look like she’s is blinking in this photo?
Photo of the Day: A Beautiful Storm
Yesterday brought several rounds of quick, but fierce, thunderstorms through the Kansas City area. Some of my friends posted photos on facebook of some crazy-looking frontal clouds, but unfortunately I was stuck inside work without a good view. Yesterday at sunset, however, there were some storms off in the distance, causing the sky to have a really unique, gorgeous hue.
Photo of the Day: Goose Head
Geese are always fun to observe – the way they walk, talk, and eat all seems silly. This one was quite observant of me.
Photo of the Day: Lily in Detail
Lilies are my favorite flowers, so I can’t help but post a second photo of this beauty blooming in my garden. This was taken with my 50 mm lens. Be sure to check out yesterday’s photo too, if you missed it.
Photo of the Day: Pink Thumb
My mom gave me a bag of lily bulbs from Aldi for my birthday, and since they were cheap, we weren’t sure if they’d do much of anything. They’ve been slowly growing for a couple of months with just a few small leaves, and then within the last few days huge buds formed on a couple of the plants. And then all of a sudden … this gorgeous flower appeared! Maybe I’m on my way to having a green thumb?
Photo of the Day: Mama and her Joey
I loved watching this sweet mama kangaroo and her joey (in her pouch) resting in the sunlight. Believe it or not, I didn’t even have to zoom in to get this photo – I was actually that close. One of my favorite parts of Tanganyika Wildlife Park was petting the kangaroos. Check out my other photos from Tanganyika if you haven’t seen them yet.
Here, Kitty Kitty
Up Close and Personal
Exotic Animal Interaction
Whatchu Lookin’ At
(Although I posted several days worth of photos from Tanganyika, I am in no way getting paid – the opinions are strictly my own.)
Photo of the Day: Busy Bee
I shot this photo a couple of weeks ago at Powell Gardens. If you can’t tell how much I loved it, check out the other 5 photos I’ve already posted. And there might just be one more on the way.
Name That Place
Waterfall Garden
Kermit the Frog
Monet’s Pond
‘Round and ‘Round
Photo of the Day: Up Close and Personal
One of the best parts about Tanganyika Wildlife Park was how close we could get to the animals, like this giraffe. I love that I was close enough to see the veins in her ears!
(Although I’m posting several days worth of photos from Tanganyika, I am in no way getting paid – the opinions are strictly my own.)
Correction: Yesterday’s photo was a cheetah, not a leopard. I’m not sure what I was thinking when I typed that!
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