Juncos, song sparrows

I noticed juncos in my yard on Nov. 8, and saw song sparrows foraging today (song sparrows are allegedly here year around, but I only notice them in winter, so maybe my neighborhood ones do come from the north, since they are in fact migratory.)

Bee on an aster

Twin Peaks Jack-o'-lantern

I really like how this one turned out.

(buckeyes)

Some treasure I found hiking a couple of weeks ago. Aren't they gorgeous?

Phone

 Just now trying to figure out how to post a blog entry from my new phone.

I've had plenty of pictures I wanted to post, but couldn't.

Still trying to figure it out.

Maybe I'm out of photo space.

Neighborhood chicken

I was surprised to see some chickens under the hedge next door. I gave a little help to the lady two doors up, shooing them back to her yard.

Skipper & bee

Partridge pea

I was ambivalent about them at first, but I'm now pretty fond of the partridge pea plants in my yard.

Tichu, last week

Blue vervain

Partridge pea pods

Rattlebox pods, backlit

The sun shines through the Crotalaria pods.

Kard Kombat

Yesterday I got to try out a card-driven combat game a friend developed. It was a lot of fun, and I'm impressed by how well it played.

Ticket to Ride

Last night

An American snout

I couldn't figure out what kind of butterfly this was until I Googled "butterfly with long snout," and by golly, I found it fast then.

Their host plant is hackberry.

Spicebush swallowtail

7 Wonders

My first time playing (as it was for everyone present). It was heavier than everyone else was used to, but everyone pretty much got it as we played. 

Bluish mushrooms

Yard Monarch

This is the third one I've seen in my yard in the past week or so. I'd better watch for caterpillars.

Pearl crescent

This pearl crescent was relaxing in the shade of my side yard before I mowed this morning.

Echinacea bee

This tiny bee was packing away the pollen from my coneflower.

Eye-catching bee colors

2 games of Flamme Rouge

5 player.