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Mar 10, 20171 min read
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...


Jul 12, 20161 min read
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...


Mar 3, 20161 min read
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...


May 27, 20151 min read
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...


Apr 29, 20141 min read
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...


Apr 20, 20141 min read
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...


Oct 11, 20134 min read
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....


Sep 7, 20131 min read
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...


Aug 3, 20131 min read
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,...


Jul 28, 20132 min read
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...


Jul 24, 20131 min read
Wings
As with the dragonflies, I would have great difficulty identifying, accurately, the moths and butterflies that I am enjoying at...


Jul 11, 20131 min read
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...


Jul 11, 20131 min read
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...


Jul 1, 20131 min read
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...


May 13, 20131 min read
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...


May 12, 20131 min read
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....


May 6, 20131 min read
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...


Mar 28, 20131 min read
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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