Halloween Fences and Critters

My contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #84.


This is also my contribution to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #98. (I've been too busy to do much blogging or commenting this past week. Still plenty to go, too, I'm afraid.)


This video has been on youtube for a while, but I just saw it the first time the other day:

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Halloween Spider

My contribution to Eileeinmd's Saturday's Critters #97. (Late better than never, right?)

Additionally I'm linking to Carmi's Thematic Photographic 353 - Size Small. This ladybug is not perfectly focused, but I like the how the grain of the bricks and mortar came out.

I'm also linking to Michelle's Nature Notes (#335).


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Fall Critters

My contribution to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #96. Nutkin found a walnut!

Bees are still out and about:


I walked over to Schiller Park the other day to see who was there:


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Autumn Color

Leaves are just starting to change. This is my contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #82 and to Carmi's Thematic Photographic 352 - Autumn.






I'm also contributing to Michelle's Nature Notes (#333). And NC Sue's image-in-ing.

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Columbus Monarchy

My contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #81. Here's a couple more pictures of my first Monarch of the year:


And here is a nice German Village fence:

This is also my contribution to Michelle's Nature Notes (#332).

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First Monarch of the Summer

My contribution to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #94. And what do you mean it's not summer anymore??




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Fences, Nutkin, Foot

My contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #80:

I'm also contributing to Michelle's Nature Notes (#331):

This is for Carmi's Thematic Photographic 351 - From a great height. It's from a ways back.

And a couple of sky shots for the halibut:


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Blue Skies, Puffy Clouds

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 342 is Sky. Here's some sky behind Lake Siri (and Cacapon Mountain) from a week ago:

And some more above this building in German Village, Columbus:

This is one of the more spectacular fences in German Village every year and is my contribution to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #70:

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Fences, Flower, Fall

My contribution to TexWisGirl's Good Fences #34:

Burning Bush in German Village:

Walking the dogs:

There are still some roses around, but not for much longer:

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Caught Redhanded

I did but tie one fellow, who was taken redhanded and in the fact, to the horns of a wild stag.

My contribution to eileeninmd's Saturday's Critter's #49 (and a second to TexWiscGirl's Good Fences #33):

Here's a praying mantis with one of the ladybugs that swarm to the south side of the bulding on sunny fall days.

German Village fence cat:

Here's another picture of the 2nd Brown Snake I saw a couple weeks ago. This was before it puffed itself up in an attempt to look bigger:

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Fall in German Village

My contribution to TexWisGirl's Good Fences #33:

Remember this fence?

Here it is at the end of October:

How about this one?

Here it is at the end of October:

But those flowers will all be back next year. One fence has a very dedicated gardener. The other has very determined wild flowers!

Bonus fence:

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Burning Bush and Clouded Sulphur

My contribution to TexWisGirl's Good Fences #32:

The Burning Bush around here is reaching peak color:


How about a little more Burning Bush, Scarecrow?

Here's another butterfly from Scioto Audubon Metro Park. (Don't worry, I still have more critters for eileeninmd's Saturday critters.)

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