“Kreuger Rock”

Cliffy rock sticking up from the forest

It's hard to get a good butterfly photo in the afternoon when they are frenetic, but this checkerspot was nice enough to pose for a few seconds. #dailyphoto #oregon #insectphotography

It's hard to get a good butterfly photo in the afternoon when they are frenetic, but this checkerspot was nice enough to pose for a few seconds.

#dailyphoto #oregon #insectphotography

Black-necked stilt hunting at the local wildlife refuge.

#dailyphoto #oregon #eugeneoregon #birdphotography

“Pinned by Droplets”

A very wet beetle on a flower

“Tiny Spider”

So much losing for the administration lately…

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Mississippi’s grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots, rejecting a push by the Trump administration to invalidate a state law.

The ruling means Mississippi’s law, which allows elections officials to count ballots postmarked by Election Day and received up to five business days later, will remain in place, at least through the midterm elections.

(from NYT)

Cue another round of frothing at the mouth about the SAVE Act nonsense.

“Lupine”

wet flowers

“Just Hanging Out”

some sort of aphid on a plant stalk

“Captured Fog”

Rainy foggy weather isn’t always nice to hike in, but it does make for some lovely photos.

queen anne's lace flower head sprinkled with tiny water drops

Today’s hike