Showing posts with label swamp milkweed leaf beetle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swamp milkweed leaf beetle. Show all posts

Friday, May 25, 2012

ten minutes restoreth the soul

Just some quickies today – the camera was feeling artsy.

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Clover.

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Siberian Iris – more than a week ahead of where it was last year.

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These only emerged today, I think (yesterday was rainy) but they’re already a bit nibbled looking.

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anemone.

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and again. remind me to show you the leaves of this plant – they’re pretty cool.

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found a bug on a milkweed shoot. the heroes at bugguide peg this for Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)

 

The false solomon’s seal flowers were looking particularly fetching.

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I watched this guy make his way up to and through this fan of stamens.