Indeed.

And yes. More photos! Yay!

noreply@blogger.com (a.) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:28:00 +0000

Again - click for better detail. It's just prettier that way.

Tiger swallowtail
Lace-n-daisies
Poplar leaves and sky
Rust lesions on leaf (this is what happens when you don't use pesticides. you will see this theme repeated throughout this post; what I mean to say is: you cannot sustain a global population sans pesticides. no, you can't, and don't even try to argue with me. not with our current means, anyway.) (Rust = cedar-apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae)
Apple with rust; apple with scab in the background.
Apple with scab (scab = Venturia inaequalis).
North 40 with sticky traps
Goldenrod!
Daisy fleabane, which I cut down today with the weed whacker. Sigh.
And more.
Summer skies, north 40.
And again.

And another rusty apple! Looks tasty, no? No. No it doesn't.
Bebe poplar.
Fire blight lesion (Erwinia amylovora)
And again.
An exciting shot of the garage, with my beloved Gator in the fore. And that's my lawn tractor there in the back too! "Mine," I mean. I have never learned how to drive the ATV that's behind the mower.

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Hi! At some point, I might actually write something. Meanwhile, though - pictures. I know there are people looking at them (even when they refuse to comment. ahem.), and I'm happy to have them simply for myself. I love my job, and it will be over all too soon.

On that note... ta, until the morrow.

More photos.

noreply@blogger.com (a.) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:54:00 +0000

(recommendation - click on the photos for better detail - some of them look much nicer that way)

Purple loosestrife. Yes, I know it's invasive, but it's still pretty.
Young apple of a proprietary variety.
Mallow of some species; I don't know it right now and I don't feel like looking it up. So there! (moody moodiness right now. I'm sorry.)
Peach.
And another.
And yet another!
Potato leafhopper - a critter I'm studying right now.

Apricots.
Arm and leg - nice farmer's tan, eh?
Bebe leaf of some kind. I don't know what kind, and I am just too tired to figure it out. It's pretty, though, isn't it?
Dodder. Read about its nefarious nature here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuscuta More unknown leaves

Broken irrigation tubing! Oh no!
Up close
Fixed!

Before tying up limbs....
...and after. Maybe doesn't seem like much, but it all involves a ladder and hundreds of trees, so it is kind of much. And I love it. Even when I'm complainy, I love it.

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That's all for now. I will eventually write *something*. For now, though, it's just photos. Ta, and best to anyone reading.

Belatedly, and without words... another post.

noreply@blogger.com (a.) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:30:00 +0000

Hello there. I have stuff to say, but no time to say it in, and no time in which to properly edit myself. It's hot, I'm busy, and I'm (as of this week) on school vacation for three or four weeks. Yay! It would be a heckuva lot nicer if my life wasn't so turbulent, but that's how it is, so... enjoy the photos. Or not. At some point, perhaps I'll give them captions! Oh, the excitement.

Best to you all - you very very few, actually - and ta for now.

One time offer: my old blog is here - www.conhydrine.blogspot.com. I shall be deleting this link very soon. And again, ta.

For Renee, Queen of the Dragon and Damselflies

noreply@blogger.com (a.) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:20:00 +0000

A series of dragonflies caught and pinned by a coworker. I don't know the species, but I am hoping Renee will! (as she blackmails the hapless Renee into doing the identification) (thank you, my friend!)

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And more photos. While I decide what to say.

noreply@blogger.com (a.) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:57:00 +0000

Mirror Lake at OSU again, a little pool next to it.
And again, Mirror Lake.
Farm tool and weed.
Bunch of baby peaches, which are much much bigger at this point (old photo).
Another baby peach.
And some more grass.

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So. I'm trying to decide what to write and what not write. At this point, I have lost count of the number of times my writing has gotten me in trouble. And yet I still do it! I suppose that could either be considered stubborn perseverence or complete stupidity. I can fill both bills, depending upon the hour or day. I'm writing because I want to, and I need to. I'm not great at it, but it's been my escape and my salvation too many times to count, so I'm not going to stop now even if a smarter person would. At any rate, I'm being all obfuscating because I have to be right now. Meanwhile, I shall post photos.

Best to you. Ta.

Another.

noreply@blogger.com (a.) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:24:00 +0000

Leaf and wire.
More daisy fleabane
Mirror Lake at Ohio State University (my alma mater) (and yes, non-sequitur, so what of it)

Baby oak leaves
Kaolin treated pears
Grasses and rust
Leaves!
Berries

Abby, my parents' kitty
Miniature golden delicious
Butter and eggs
Chickweed
Curly dock leaf

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Hello again. Just wanted to finish off some photos I've been saving. There will be more. Until then, ta.

So, here we go again.

noreply@blogger.com (a.) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:23:00 +0000

Sedges and etc.
Alive again
St. Johnswort in the sun
Culvert

After...
...and before!
Swampiness
Sumac
Sky (yes indeed)

Downy chess and lathehouse
More grasses
And yet more!
Honeysuckle
St. Johnswort

Grabby
Daisy fleabane
Deptford pink

Fence & Vine (sounds kinda like an address)

Apricot leaves

And again!

Ash
Downy chess
Buttercups

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Hello again. I'm back, for those of you who know me. Just checking in... I really missed posting photos and hearing from you. Eventually I'll get back to those of you who used to check in with me; until then, it just feels good to be back.

Until later, for now, ta.