I found this guy (dying) when he crash-landed on the patio last Saturday night. I knew it was a cicada, of course, and I’m actually not sure what prompted me to walk over and look at “yet another dog-day cicada”, but I’m glad I did because it wasn’t just another dog-day cicada. It was a […]

I’m not as far behind as usual, but I do have a few things that I’ve meant to post. Just a very pretty flower after the last time it rained. Not hard to tell why they’re named, ‘Bright Lights’, is it? Bad lighting because it was getting dark, but a flash would’ve ruined it. Big […]

Fish Bait gets his own post because he spans days. Plus, he’s pretty cool. I was coming back from the Post Office on 11 July when I noticed a big, fat caterpillar strolling across the sidewalk. I recognized it right away as one of the big sphinxes, but wasn’t sure which one. I brought him […]

Again, these will be out of order because I’m still (always) catching up, but whatever–at least they’ll be posted. I saw this big guy fly under the patio, and I thought he was likely some kind of underwing, but I still had to go and look because there are sooooo many underwing moths, and so […]

These are probably out of order, but I’m so goddamned far behind at this point (like a month behind!), I’m not sure it matters that much. Anyway… So, in spite of how difficult it is to determine the gender of a goldfish, and especially a lone goldfish, I can state with authority that Sprize is […]