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Snake eyes…

Before I go any further, I have to apologize. I killed a rattlesnake yesterday. It had my daughter and her friend trapped in a car. They couldn’t get out, or move without running it over. I would have moved it … Continue reading

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To bee or not to bee: more micro-photography fun…

That little spike at the left, dear readers, is a bee stinger. I decided to play with my digital microscope. I might be able to get some wet web images with it when my younger daughter comes home later today … Continue reading

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More experiments with ‘wet web photography’…

I was out in the yard this morning, annoying my spider relatives again, using my mist spraying bottle to put fake dew on their little homes. This time, I played with an array of options, using all three macro lenses, … Continue reading

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My dogs love me…

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Epic web photo failure!!!

All I wanted to do was get a good picture of this garden spider and her orb web with my phone at work the other night. I tried it with the flash too, and ended up with a ghost spider. … Continue reading

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I met this lovely lady at work the other night…

I think the tarantula was less scary, even though it was much bigger.

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More ‘wet webs’… and yes, that might be a dog hair stuck to that web, over on the left…

I had fun taking some photos of those funnel-web spider webs on that misty morning when they were covered with little drops. And I said that when the big garden spiders showed up, I would do the same thing. But … Continue reading

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Uh, are there a lot of people out there who object to calling 911 when bitten by a rattlesnake???

These signs are hanging up all over where I work, both inside and outside the buildings. I can only assume this is one of those ‘cover your own ass’ legal things that companies have to do. I know, we all … Continue reading

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So, yeah, I almost stepped on that last night at work… in the dark…

That thing is bigger than my hand… and I have big hands… unlike someone I could mention… HA! Before that happened, it was a lovely sunset. Later, I walked outside, into a dimly lit area behind one of the buildings … Continue reading

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Me, being annoyingly adorable, whilst napping with one of my dogs…

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