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Foto Friday: Critter Collections 4.0

Posted on May 31, 2019 Updated on October 4, 2023

My fourth installment of all things critter. All photos and video are my personal collection. ~Vic
Part I/Part II/Part III

Spiderweb Image One — Lovely web.
04-15-2017

Spiderweb Image Two — Spider nowhere to be found.

Stink Bug Image Three — Oh, the stink bugs…
It’s a cat toy when it gets in the house.
Brown Marmorated Halyomorpha Halys
07-10-2017

Green Critter Image Four — Grasshopper of some sort.
He seems comfortable on my Coleus.
07-14-2017

Garden Spider Image Five — Argiope Aurantia, McKinley spider or zigzag spider.
It maintained a web in the Sedums for several days.
07-25-2017

Daddy Longlegs Image Six — Opilione, harvester, harvestman or Daddy Longlegs.
Ever seen a group of them bob? It’s a weird thing to see.
07-25-2017

Spider Hole Image Seven — I see feet but, I don’t know what kind it is.
07-25-2017

Orb Weaver Image Eight — Neoscona Crucifera, Orb Weaver or big, fat spider on the house.
09-17-2017

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POTD: Cardinal

Posted on May 25, 2019 Updated on July 31, 2020

I saw the Cardinal thru the Den window. It was perched on one of the torches. Just as I took the shot, he took off. I was pleasantly surprised to capture him diving relatively clearly. ~Vic

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FFTD: Tulips

Posted on May 23, 2019 Updated on September 9, 2020

Wandering around town. ~Vic

Flower for the Day

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FFTD: Narcissus

Posted on May 20, 2019 Updated on September 9, 2020

These beauties have their own timetable. They bloom early, even when it is still cold…or snowing, no less. They are quite happy underneath Mr. Sugar Maple. ~Vic

Flower for the Day

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POTD: Examiner Encounters 2.0

Posted on May 19, 2019 Updated on October 4, 2023

When I posted my first Examiner Encounter, I should have numbered it. I have a few of these things.

I climbed into a guy’s car for a road test and met his little friend. I asked him if he minded me taking a picture of it. He posed her a little bit for me. Then, I asked him “Favorite past-time?” “Nah.” was his response. “It was gift from a friend…a female friend, no less.”

This comes under the heading of Things You Don’t See Everyday. I DO miss this job sometimes. ~Vic

Picture of the Day

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FFTD: Porch Pink

Posted on May 17, 2019 Updated on September 9, 2020

I snapped this at my friend’s house with my old flip phone. It was trying its best to grow up on the porch. I have no idea what it is…other than pretty pink. ~Vic

Update:
Thanks to another blogger, this is a Maiden’s Blush Old Rose.

Flower for the Day

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POTD: Examiner Encounters

Posted on May 15, 2019 Updated on August 13, 2020

From October 2014 to August 2016, I was a Driver’s License Examiner. I had several interesting encounters and experiences. The job wasn’t bad but, HQ was a terrible problem. Politics is a nasty business.

This kid was the customer of one of my co-workers but, I started to giggle when I read it. He didn’t mind me taking a picture. ~Vic

Picture of the Day

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FFTD: Flowering Dogwood

Posted on May 14, 2019 Updated on September 9, 2020

Cornus Florida & the North Carolina state flower.

Dogwood Image — Our only Dogwood tree at the side door.
It is so small but, very cute.
04-18-2015

Flower for the Day

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FFTD: Pale Lovelies

Posted on May 6, 2019 Updated on September 9, 2020

I was intending to do a Movie Monday but, I’m struggling with stuff older than 100 years. I will tend to that later. ~Vic

Update:
With help from a fellow blogger, the below photo is a Hellebore. Thank you!

Pale Lovelies Image — I haven’t a clue what these are but, they are so sweet (I know what these are, now!).
03-31-2019

Flower for the Day

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FFTD: Pansies

Posted on May 3, 2019 Updated on September 9, 2020

Pansies Image — Happy Pansies with one that’s bashful.
03-31-2019

Flower for the Day

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FFTD: Dandy Lions

Posted on April 21, 2019 Updated on September 9, 2020

Dandy Lions Image — Riverwalk beauties.
Wild babies.
03-31-2019

Flower for the Day

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FFTD: Unusual

Posted on April 18, 2019 Updated on September 9, 2020

Out on one of my walks, several of these happy things were poking out through the wrought iron fence. I haven’t the first clue what this is but, it’s flower-ish, I suppose. It is quite striking. If anyone knows what this is, SPEAK. ~Vic

Update:
Thanks to another blogger, this strange flower is a Euphorbia, or Spurge, which is the same family that Poinsettias come from. This particular variety is either an amygdaloides variant called ‘Robbiae’ or, a Redwing Charam, which is a hybrid of amygdaloides and martinii. I can’t tell. Thank you!