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    Bee Bread
    stellaloufarm
    • Mar 10, 2017
    • 1 min

    Bee Bread

    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...
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    Wings of lace
    stellaloufarm
    • Jul 12, 2016
    • 1 min

    Wings of lace

    I was very pleased to see this green lacewing on the coneflowers while I was photographing honey bees. Lacewings are a beneficial insect...
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    Bagworm
    stellaloufarm
    • Mar 3, 2016
    • 1 min

    Bagworm

    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...
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    Marshmallows!?
    stellaloufarm
    • May 27, 2015
    • 1 min

    Marshmallows!?

    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...
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    Meet Bombylius
    stellaloufarm
    • Apr 29, 2014
    • 1 min

    Meet Bombylius

    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...
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    It’s all Yellow
    stellaloufarm
    • Apr 20, 2014
    • 1 min

    It’s all Yellow

    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...
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    Autumn update…with bugs
    stellaloufarm
    • Oct 12, 2013
    • 4 min

    Autumn update…with bugs

    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....
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    On the Tulsi
    stellaloufarm
    • Sep 7, 2013
    • 1 min

    On the Tulsi

    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...
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    hands off
    stellaloufarm
    • Aug 3, 2013
    • 1 min

    hands off

    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,...
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    Oh, Beans!
    stellaloufarm
    • Jul 28, 2013
    • 2 min

    Oh, Beans!

    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...
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    Wings
    stellaloufarm
    • Jul 24, 2013
    • 1 min

    Wings

    As with the dragonflies, I would have great difficulty identifying, accurately, the moths and butterflies that I am enjoying at...
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    in the potato patch
    stellaloufarm
    • Jul 11, 2013
    • 1 min

    in the potato patch

    On the way into the main garden this afternoon, I spotted colorado potato beetle larvae chomping about in the potato patch. and adult...
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    Dedicated to Dragonflies
    stellaloufarm
    • Jul 11, 2013
    • 1 min

    Dedicated to Dragonflies

    I find dragonflies and damselflies very difficult to identify from internet photos and info…and, probably, would be wrong most of the...
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    Praying mantis
    stellaloufarm
    • Jul 1, 2013
    • 1 min

    Praying mantis

    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...
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    Gracing the pasture
    stellaloufarm
    • May 13, 2013
    • 1 min

    Gracing 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...
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    Finding gold
    stellaloufarm
    • May 12, 2013
    • 1 min

    Finding gold

    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....
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    Ladybug, ladybug
    stellaloufarm
    • May 6, 2013
    • 1 min

    Ladybug, ladybug

    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...
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    Citronella Ant
    stellaloufarm
    • Mar 29, 2013
    • 1 min

    Citronella Ant

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