Nature – Page 7 – Wandering Dawgs

Cellpic Sunday – Monarch Caterpillar

May 18, 2025Posted in Nature, PhotographyTagged Cellpic Sunday, Georgia Gardening, monarch caterpillar, Native Georgia Plants, Pollinator Garden, Swamp Milkweed10 Comments

I went to a local Farmer’s Market on Saturday to buy some native Milkweed plants for my butterfly and pollinator garden. I found this caterpillar on one of the Swamp Milkweed plants I brought home.

Shared with John’s Cellpic Sunday

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #348 – Serenity

May 12, 2025Posted in Nature, PhotographyTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Serenity33 Comments

Egidio has challenged is to find serenity in our photos. He asks us to “look for serenity to lift our spirits and calm our minds”. In the featured image above I find serenity when I stop to enjoy the beauty of flowers.

Here are a few of my favorite things that bring me serenity.

Watching the birds at my back yard bird feeder

Spotting a fawn on a morning walk in the woods

I learned a long time ago that life can change in the blink of an eye and none of us know what the future will bring. I have learned the importance of making the most of every moment. Taking the time to enjoy the simple things in life brings me peace and serenity. Every day is a gift.

Many thanks to Egidio for this challenge Lens-Artists #348 – Serenity

Learn how to join the Len-Artists challenge by clicking here.

Rosy Red Roseate Spoonbills

February 9, 2025Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged Color Challenge, Photo Challenge, Roseate Spoonbill, Rosy Red, Sunday Stills19 Comments

The color rosy red makes me think of Roseate Spoonbills. A few years ago I captured these beauties when we visited the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Wading Bird Rookery. During nesting season wading birds come to nest in the trees there. These nesting birds are wild and can come and go as they please.

Shared Terri’s Sunday Stills color challenge Rosy Reds

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #333 – Complementary Colors

January 30, 2025Posted in Flowers, Nature, PhotographyTagged Blue and Yellow, Complimentary Colors, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Purple and Yellow, Red and Green16 Comments

Egidio has asked us to showcase complementary colors from the color wheel. Complementary colors such as blue and yellow, red and green, and purple and yellow are opposite each other on the color wheel.

My header image from Ireland features a red car on a curvy road with green foliage all around.

The rest of the images show complementary colors found in nature.

Next is a gallery of Purple and Yellow Flowers.

The final gallery features red and green in the garden.

Many thanks to Egidio for the challenge Lens-Artists #333 – Complementary Colors

Winter Birds in Coastal Georgia

January 27, 2025Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged Coastal Georgia, Feeding and Watching the Birds, Great Egret, Northern Cardinal, Photo Challenge, red-bellied woodpecker, Sunday Stills, winter, Winter Birds19 Comments

Feeding and watching the birds is a favorite pastime of mine. I have many bird pictures in my archives but I chose a few recent ones for Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge.