An Image Of Life And Death

Hope all had a wonderful Thanksgiving..... I know I did.

Turkey is great but sharing special time

with those you love is the best!!!!!!!!! ;0)

Happy Black Friday!

Enjoy those leftovers!

Nature Photograph by Carolyn Hietala

Ornamental Grass In Autumn

With backlight illumination from the rising sun, these

ornamental grass seeds have a

special soft creamy glow about them.

richmond virginia - chesterfield county - grasses - fall

Nature Flora Photograph by Carolyn Hietala

A copper head in mossy green bokeh!

Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen

neonate Northern Copperhead Snake

Note the bright green/yellow tail distinguishing it as a baby. Getting this close to photograph a pit viper is emphatically NOT advocated..... even if it happens to be a juvenile like this one!

canon rebel xt / sigma 150 / macro / woodland backyard reptile / patchy sunlight / uncropped image / richmond virginia / chesterfield county

Nature Herp Wildlife Photograph by Carolyn Hietala

.....and she did exit in a blaze of glory

Last Rose Bokeh

In joyful brilliance, native Sumac and Japanese Red Maple

accompany Miss Graham Thomas English Rose

on her journey home.

richmond virginia - chesterfield county - yellow flower blossom - autumn

Nature Floral Photograph by Carolyn Hietala

Hanging Around On A Hanging Round

Home Sweet Home..... compliments of Sycamore!

Peachy keen background..... compliments of Fall colors ;0)

This bug is one of many that were clinging to the green spiny seed balls of the American Sycamore tree - Platanus occidentalis. Autumn surely brings sustaining harvest to many.

Richmond Virginia - Chesterfield County - Insect Nature

Nature Wildlife Photograph by Carolyn Hietala

Turning The Leaves Of History

An Autumn day ends..... there are new hopes for dawn.

Fall of 2008 macro image by Carolyn Hietala

Standing together..... side by side in Virginia

Tall hopes. Tall expectations.

November 4, 2008

Image by Carolyn Hietala

Hmmm..... I wonder if I turned off the coffee pot

Oh Well. Gotta hurry to get in line to VOTE!

November 4, 2008

This very large ant kept going back into its hole, then quickly out again..... over and over again, touching its face as if it had forgotten something really important. OCD maybe? Still undecided?

Nature Wildlife Photograph by Carolyn Hietala

If we were ants..... what might the last days of campaigning look like?

So glad we are a bit more civilised. Happy Voting!

Nature Ant Photograph by Carolyn Hietala