Monthly Archives: September 2011

Abe and Omar (thoughts about composition)

Abe and Omar 09/23/2011 Last weekend, Becky’s brother Steven came to visit for the afternoon and he brought two of his grandchildren, Abe and Cara, and their two dogs, Bozo and Omar. Their visit provided me the opportunity to take … Continue reading

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Hosta At Sunset

The picture above was taken in the early evening of 09/11/2011. All day, the TV broadcast a variety of commemorative programs remembering the tragedy, 10 years ago. Interleaved with the commemorations were alerts that another attack could be imminent.  Overlay … Continue reading

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Honey Bee and Hosta

On the same evening that I photographed the dragonflies I also found this honey bee investigating the late blooms on one of my neighbor’s Hosta plants.  The light was rapidly fading and I waited to catch the last warm rays … Continue reading

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Late Summer Dragonflies

This is a Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens, tentative id) that graced my backyard last evening. Up here in Minnesota, the last days of summer are already beginning to look like early fall. The recent dry weather has stressed many of … Continue reading

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