365 Theme 73: Cutlery

A rather impressive set of cutting instruments is sported by this six-spotted tiger beetle. Which, curiously enough, has eight spots. Larger version here.

365 Theme 171: Letters

A couple of B's.

365 Theme 273: Seeds

The remains of a dwarf dandelion flower. From a distance they look like little eyes on stalks.

365 Theme 226: Passion

Two slightly more mature slaty skimmers. If I'd not seen them together I would have assumed they were different species. The male is dark blue, almost black. The female colored similar to the juvenile in the previous post. Seems this is rather common among dragonflies. Curious.

365 Theme 335: Transparent

This young lady, a juvenile female slaty skimmer, was a very cooperative model. Most dragonflies are very skittish, flying away at the least movement of camera or photographer. But this one allowed me to move right in and get a number of shots.

365 Theme 144: Hats

It's what all the best dressed horses are wearing this year! And functional too. The rider explained that the hat keeps flies and other insects from biting the horse's ears. Anyone who has wandered in the NJ Pinelands in summer knows how bad the flies can get. I've had them attack my car, repeatedly slamming against the windows. So I can see why a horse would sport a hat like this. One of the horses in this group had full netting over its head and body. Fortunately the flies were not out as we and they traveled throughout Whitesbog.

365 Theme 319: The Games We Play

Woka woka woka woka ... this game ate a lot of ghosts, and quarters, back in the day.

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