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This is rapidly becoming one of my "go to" locations. I won't be happy until I get some pics of the skiddish herons that frequent the wetlands.
But in the meantime, here is what I captured.
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Apparently, Dragonflies really like dry humping corn stalks.
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Here's some kind of flower. Might be a thistle. No idea.
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Some corn.
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An old, abandoned car.
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A railroad trestle in color.
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The same railroad trestle in B&W.
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Oh, and here are some more motherfucking frogs.
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That purple flower is a kind of clover.
ReplyDeleteDamn dude your good great shots
ReplyDeleteThank you both!
ReplyDeleteXO - I like the second and the fourth pictures most of all.
ReplyDeleteAlso - we live not too far from a frog pond and it used to be an after supper treat to approach the pond -
ReplyDeleteand watch the frogs(some really fat ones)leap into the water as they heard us coming - always with a loud croak.