I’m sitting in front of the woodstove and the snow is falling. So goes spring! Yesterday, was windy but warm and sunny and the honeybees...

I was very pleased to see this green lacewing on the coneflowers while I was photographing honey bees. Lacewings are a beneficial insect...

Just a quick note on a new find. In the periphery of my attention, they looked like dead blossoms.  But, wait…that makes no sense. Big...

Take a gander at all the fluffy marshmallows hanging in our tree. Have you ever seen such a healthy crop of marshmallows? No, of course...

We’re coming into the season of bugs; so, you get more bug photos! This is Bombylius major or the large bee-fly. It is a bee-mimic and I...

The dandelion bloom has begun…a wonderful event of the season. The pollinators are taking advantage of the warm sunny day to bring in the...

Although I have so many exciting bug pictures to share with you; it is time to catch up on some of the happenings at StellaLou....

I have a little patch of Tulsi basil or Thai Holy Basil in the garden. I dehydrated a good amount of the leaves for tea and, then, let it...

Yes. Insects are becoming a big part of my life. I spend a lot of time smashing them, avoiding them, hunting them, and; quite possibly,...

I have a couple of small patches of bush snap beans planted for fresh eating and they have been wonderful! I, also, planted a variety of...

As with the dragonflies, I would have great difficulty identifying, accurately, the moths and butterflies that I am enjoying at...

On the way into the main garden this afternoon, I spotted colorado potato beetle larvae chomping about in the potato patch. and adult...

I find dragonflies and damselflies very difficult to identify from internet photos and info…and, probably, would be wrong most of the...

I saw many egg cases hanging on stems and branches in the winter; so, it is no surprise to find plenty of these insects in the pasture...

This photo was taken on my morning walk to the pond with Indie. It was about 8:00. The sun was shining and it was, probably, in the high...

This drop of gold on a mulberry leaf caught my eye as I walked through the orchard this morning. Photo taken May 12, 2013; 9:15 a.m....

As I waited for Indie to emerge from the woodlot, I was very pleased to be distracted by this ladybug who was attracted to an aromatic...

I believe that these are Citronella ants.  Photo taken mid-afternoon from a shovelful of earth as I prepared the asparagus bed on the...