Japanese Maple

Lsst of the color on our lovely little 30 y/o Japanese Maple tree. Most of the leaves have browned or dropped. Caught the sunlight this morning.... Brrr 39 degrees. Just not ready for winter.

Bees

Bees swarming the hummingbird feeder. Canon G5

Athlete at work E-1, 300-4.5 OMZ

Big lady

Had to stand on a chair to catch this girl. E-1 w OMD

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Lenten Rose bloom E-1, 12-60 OMD

On guard

Won't somebody PLEASE brush me?

Berkeley w rollbar - rt side

Back-in-the-day... Probably 1961. My littlest race car - a 600 pound fibreglass and aluminum, 500cc3-cylinder a/c engine, front-wheel drive. Shades of the 1960's.

Mid-term exam

These are some tough kids...(Relax - It's a gym (P.E.) class.) Cell phone shot

Volunteer

Volunteer sunflower from seeds from bird feeder. Oly E-1 w 100/2.8

Begging

I need more practice focusing with this length lens, but I see why Jim favors it so... Zuiko 135/2.8 at f4 on the Olympus E-1

Look, do not touch_1

Look, but DO NOT TOUCH! Our first fall color is the Poisom Ivy growing up the 30' tall old pine snag in our back acreage. Snag houses at least 4 wooddpecker residences and numerous other critters.

Woods Poppy

One of my favorite little flowers.. the shade loving "Woods Poppy" self-seeding and quietly spreading around our front porch (stoop , actually)