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Fly

Java55 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:12:56 -0500

I have never been able to get my camera this close to a fly without it buzzing off - well done! ...and another thing I have not been able to do is figure out, when a fly lands upon the ceiling does it do a half turn or a half roll?

Charlotte, N.C. is one of

T62 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:59:35 -0500

Charlotte, N.C. is one of the best teams i cheer for, i really admire their spirit and whenever they are in the field they just rocks,simply i love their all players.

Snake Plant flowery bloom

Visitor — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:25:00 -0400

I have a snake plant and it has bloomed a few times the last three years or so. I did not write it down but I believe it does it about twice a year. The odd thing is at night the flowers would open up fully emitting a sweet smelling aroma similar to a gardenia, but during the day it will close back up. After chatting with someone at a nursery she told me the insect that is designed to polinate the plant must be active at night. Anyways in the past the flowers would last about two weeks and then dry up and fall off. Eventually the stalk will turn brown and dry and I would cut them off at the base.

Hummer and flower

DBT52 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:48:51 -0400

Fine shot in a lovely setting. Well captured.

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Thank you for this. I have

Visitor — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:39:00 -0400

Thank you for this. I have never seen a snake plant bloom and I thought there was something wrong with my plants when they decided to. Peace

Sleepy bees

mcaroline — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:09:09 -0400

I noticed a bee acting like this on a foxglove in Scotland this summer. Do they get "drunk" or are they sleepy?

Butterfly Weed

corenna53 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:42:00 -0400

I see you've already answered my question. Very beautiful.

Lazy Bee

corenna53 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:38:00 -0400

Hi JPO,

Great shot. What flower is in this photo. I've noticed it in some of your other pics.

Thanks,
Gloria J.

Butterfly Weed

jpo_05_09_07 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:34:39 -0400

What you probably saw was the Butterfly Weed, a wild plant/wildflower. I bought my plant at a nursery and I think it is a cultavar of the wild plant. They are available in a variety of colors and my plant has grown to 3' since I bought it this spring. The wild plant grows about 12" or so high and has a shrub-like habit. I have posted both the orange and yellow varieties:

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Flower

hollyjac — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:53:21 -0400

Do you know what kind of flower this is? The same flower was growing wild at the river - I had no idea what kind of flower it was but it was very beautiful.

Thanks Java!

jpo_05_09_07 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:22:58 -0400

Thanks Java! Practicing visual perspective and waiting for the right moment can make a big difference in the out come of the photo. But I'm sure you know that!

Elegant Butterfly

Java55 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:13:41 -0400

Very nice! Great composition too!

Not impressed

Visitor — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:15:41 -0400

Not impressed when you hold tryouts with over 500 players and competing against other city/rec leagues that may have 50-75 players.

Thanks!

jpo_05_09_07 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:53:07 -0400

Thanks for making the nice compliments. The Black Swallowtail is a difficult one to photograph because it moves fast and pauses it's wings ever so briefly. If you're very patient though and don't make any sudden movements the butterflies will check you out then continue to feed around you.

I agree

hollyjac — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:15:35 -0400

I agree with Lilly this is a simple and yet beautiful shot! I love the butterfly's positioning - these guys are hard to catch because they always seem to be on the move.