Bee Nice

A few of my favorite bee and bee fly shots :)

 

Cute lil bee fly

 



 Bee in prickley pear cactus bloom

 Love the pink, orange, and green hues

 Soft focus is almost ethereal

 

This bee fly had beautiful patterns and colors on its wings



Desert Snow

A few photos I took today of some of our beautiful white flowers here at the Springs Preserve

 Glossy Abelia

 

Allium tuberosum, Garlic Chive flowers

Allium tuberosum, Garlic Chives

 Rain Lily

 

 Still researching this one :)

 

 Greek Myrtle

 

 Texas Olive flowers

 

 Blackfoot Daisy

 

Gaura lindheimeri

Springs Preserve Friends

Mid-August photos at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas

 

Pencil cactus bloom

 

 Antelope ground squirrel

 

 Cute little green bee

Common brown butterfly on a desert marigold

 



Orange skipperling butterfly

 



  Robber flies in love ;)

 

Bird of paradise flowers

Mt Charleston Excursion

It seemed like a good time to escape the heat of Las Vegas and spend some time at Mt Charleston. Perfect weather and two major blisters as we completed a 3 mile hike. Low to mid 70s and a perfect day to enjoy the mountain.

 Thistle

 

 At the beginning of the Cathedral Rock trail

 

 My son conquering nature

 

 I'm still smiling, Must be before the blisters started.

 

 The trees were gorgeous with the hint of a cool breeze blowing through the leaves.

 

 Up and above

 

 Love the color and texture of this old tree. I found out that a lightning strike spiraled down the trunk of this tree causing the unusual texture.

 

 1.5 miles later. Gorgeous.

 

 Wonderful view and perfect day

 

 One of several wildflowers

 

Mojave poppy



Sock Monkey Caboodle

 

Took a few days off and got around to sewing a few new friends.

 

     

 Luan

 

   Laurent         

Troi Singes

This little fellow came out pretty darn cute. He is the first sock monkey I've made with 

 a belly button! :)Athos

Summer Desert Flowers

 Anticipation

 

 Texas olive Flowers

 

 Grass Flower

 

 A night blooming cactus waiting for evening to open

 

Compass barrel cactus bloom

Please Reduce and Recycle

These were taken at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas after a day of heavy rain washed trash and plastic bottles into the flood channel that runs along the preserve. The remains end up in the Preserve’s Cienega where all kinds of wildlife make their home and take refuge in the heart of Las Vegas. Remember to please reduce trash and recycle.

 

Valor

Here's my pretty leopard gecko Valor. She is quite the pretty lady.

 

More macro lens fun!

Wow! I like this 100mm lens

A friend of mine let me borrow his 100mm lens this morning. I usually use the 18-55mm lens that came with my Canon EOS Rebel T3 so this was quite a treat.

 Banded Gecko

 

 Aloe Bloom

 

 Hummingbird

 

 Apache Plume

 

 Juvenille black widow

 

Red yucca flower