Saturday, July 23, 2016

Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly

The Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) is a species of Nymphalinae that occurs in North America.

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Django Takes A Plunge


With a little encouragement from Liz, Django leaps from his inner tube to cool off in the water. He loves to be towed around on this tube, but rarely gets wet. When he does get wet, he has to lick every drop of water off, like a cat cleans itself.
This photo was Photo of the Day on Capture My Vermont, for July 30, 2016.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Wildflowers

Me
While picking blueberries in Charlotte, Nancy & I could not resist taking some photos in the field of wildflowers.
Nancy
Me at a sunflower farm

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Highlights From The Open Farm & Studio Tour-Discover the Heart of the Islands

Angora Goat. My new friend that I met in Grand Isle during the 10th annual, Farm & Open Studio Tour, Sunday.
This photo was Awarded Photo of the Day on, Capture My Vermont, for July 17, 2016.
Kissing An Ass
Peter & Willy
 Raku
Ceramics

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Whimsical Flowers

Who knew that chicks & hens could have such cool flowers.
This photo has been awarded the Photo of the Day award on Capture My Vermont on July 8th, 2016.
Orchid Primrose flowers. Also known as Poker Primrose, Vials Primrose.
Primula vialii is a very striking plant. It's distinctive flowers have a bottle brush appearance. It's stout stalk is crowded with hundreds of tiny flowers of red calyces and blue-violet corollas. Primula vialii is native to temperate N.Hemisphere, also high altitude tropical mountains in Ethiopia, Indonesia & New Guinea, and in temperate southern South America.

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Sunday, July 3, 2016

Ginko Leaves Silhouette

A branch of Ginko Biloba leaves in silhoette on the roof of a tent at the Farmers Market.

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Foxglove

Getting up close with foxglove. Foxgloves are biennials or short-lived perennials. However, although individual plants may be short-lived, foxglove readily self-sows and multiplies. Foxglove leaves contain digitalis, a potent heart medicine, and are also considered poisonous.

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