Portage County, Ohio
28 September 2013

1 August 2013
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus

Geauga County, 1 August 2013 Bainbridge Township, Ohio
European Skipper, Thymelicus lineola

Geauga County, 15 June 2013 Bainbridge Township, Ohio
Summer Azure, Celastrina ladon neglecta

Geauga County, 15 June 2013 Bainbridge Township, Ohio
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (believe immature male), Libellula pulchella

Geauga County, 15 June 2013 Bainbridge Township, Ohio
Widow Skimmer (female), Libellula luctuosa

Geauga County, 15 June 2013 Bainbridge Township, Ohio
And, keep an eye out for what is underfoot,
Spider with egg sac (believe wolf spider), Lycosa sp.

Geauga County, 15 June 2013 Bainbridge Township, Ohio
at eye level or slightly above,
underneath photo of Spider hanging upside down in web among branches (believe sheetweb weaver)

Geauga County, 15 June 2013 Bainbridge Township, Ohio
as well as directly ahead of you!!
Shagbark Hickory, (mighty fine specimen of beautiful bark), Carya ovata

Geauga County, 15 June 2013 Bainbridge Township, Ohio
9 June 2013
Widow Skimmer (emergence), Libellula luctuosa

Trumbull County, 9 June 2013 Mesopotamia Township, Ohio
Widow Skimmer (female), Libellula luctuosa

Trumbull County, 9 June 2013 Mesopotamia Township, Ohio
Little Wood-Satyr, Megisto cymela

Trumbull County, 9 June 2013 Mesopotamia Township, Ohio
Hobomok Skipper, Poanes hobomok

Trumbull County, 9 June 2013 Mesopotamia Township, Ohio
1 June 2013
White M Hairstreak, Parrhasius m-album

Geauga County, 1 June 2013 Middlefield, Ohio
Least Skipper (male), Ancyloxypha numitor

Geauga County, 1 June 2013 Middlefield, Ohio
Golden-backed Snipe Flies mating (female top), Chrysopilus thoracicus

Geauga County, 1 June 2013 Middlefield, Ohio
Eastern Bluebird (male), Sialia sialis

Backyard on suet feeder, 8 February 2013 Sagamore Hills, Ohio

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the Beauty of Bark

Holden Arboretum, 2.xi.12, lks
Bark is a practical necessity for trees providing protection and nourishment and acting as a repository of metabolic products.

Holden Arboretum, 2.xi.12, lks
Yet, in the winter landscape when trees appear in quiet repose, it is the aesthetic qualities: color, texture, and pattern of this practical necessity that especially capture attention. The trees highlighted in this article were selected because they captured my eye's attention. please Read on ....