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Copyright 2012, Kyle MacKay Rives
Just How Minuscule Is It?
Copyright Kyle MacKay Rives, 2012
Halloween Ready
It’s not just the stores that are decorating early for Halloween.
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 400 1/250 sec 55-300@220 mm – Autumn 2012
This seed head is already shrouded in cobwebs, all set for the spooky evening to come. I hope it lasts 30 more days 😉
Almost Camouflaged
Sitting so still and silent at the edge of the pond.
Nikon D5100 f/11 ISO 400 1/250 sec 55-300@300 mm – Autumn 2012
What a great place to catch your dinner – but watch out or you may be caught for dinner!
Clear the Way!
Buttercup precedes the trail runners. She needs to be out in front.
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 400 1/250 sec 55-300@86 mm – Autumn 2012
This is usually fine, unless she somehow winds up behind. Since she usually carries a stick, when she attempts to pass the runners, she causes some loud yelling and flat-out-running attempts to evade her scratching stick! Some of the runners find this much more amusing than others 😉
Out of the Slime
Creeping up out of the slime,
Nikon D5100 f/11 ISO 400 1/250 sec 55-300@300 mm – Autumn 2012
a small amphibian. Welcome to (nearly) dry land!
Announcing Autumn
There are certain signs that Autumn has arrived.
Here in Oklahoma, and also in Japan, the 彼岸花と柿 – red spider lilies and persimmons (ripening) – are sure signs. I will have to see if our red spider lilies are still in bloom, but here is a photo of a ripening persimmon.
Fuzzy Little Babies
Here it is, the last week of September, and this is what my apple tree is up to:
Nikon D5100 f/8 ISO 200 1/250 sec 55-300@300 mm – Autumn 2012
These are a result of those beautiful apple blossoms last August. Now it is a real race; will the apples ripen first? Or will the frost prevent their maturation? It is all endlessly fascinating to me 🙂
Am I Seen?
Moving as silently and smoothly as she can, trying to hide…
Nikon D5100 f/5.6 ISO 800 1/250 sec 55-300@300mm – Autumn 2012
She is still pretty sure I see her.
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