Insects

I know lots of you cringe when you see this title. I happen to love insects...well lots of them. I do have a problem with mosquitos & no see 'ems. 

 

All of these shots are mine. Always on the look out for something in nature I want to capture. In the park where I walk, on North Fox Island, or just outside my door.

 

In the summer North Fox Island has loads of Monarchs.

I linked one of my posts (there are many) about North Fox above. It's one of my favorite places on the planet. We are so fortunate it's just a 20 minute flight away for us.

Camping there is a frequent event in the summer for us.

 

They  hang out on the milkweed. This is one of my favorite shots ever.

 

 

  Stick bugs fascinate me. What an adaptation to avoid detection. 

                                        This guy was on the side of our home.

On the street outside our door.

In the park I walk most days. He's looking right at me!

Always looking down for something small & interesting.

I have a little clip on macro lens for my phone that works great. 

The shot above & the 2 below were a day on North Fox I walked along the runway & took tons of close ups of flowers & bugs. 

 On the beach on the Island of Vieques.

 

 

  

What's in your garden?

It's the time of year when everything in the garden looks wonderful. 

This guy was on the side of our home the other day. Stick bugs are

such a strange product of evolution.  

My two pots of basil have been great this year. 

I've made several batches of my "pesto pucks" already.
The link to my post with the recipe & process I use.

Another pot holds a mass of herbs that have made it for a few years.

The Sage had gotten quite large so I decided to try some preserving techniques.
The Kitchn had some ideas. I hung some to dry,
did some in the microwave, froze some in water & did some sage butter.
Next clipping I want to try the sage honey.
 Should be great in home made dressing as the sweetener.