September 2010 Photo of the Month Contest - post entries here

[Sage]

More September Scenes~

Peaceful reflections of Tillman Swamps

Mallard pair in a little cove near Tillman - aren't they cute?

[dapjwy]

Originally Posted by Sage

MrAntsinthePants?

LOL!!!!

You beat me to it, Sage. I wonder if MrILoveTheAnts will consider a name change.

[dapjwy]

Originally Posted by Sage

More September Scenes~

Attachment 20035 Peaceful reflections of Tillman Swamps

Attachment 20036 Mallard pair in a little cove near Tillman - aren't they cute?

BEA-U-TIFUL reflections!

[turttle]

Originally Posted by Sage

MrAntsinthePants?

Mega-oops! I'm so sorry, MrILovetheAnts! It was late, I haven't used your title often and it's an expression I use with my kids a lot.

I guess it's 50 lashes with a wet noodle for turttle.

[Sage]

Originally Posted by turttle

Mega-oops! I'm so sorry, MrILovetheAnts! It was late, I haven't used your title often and it's an expression I use with my kids a lot.

I guess it's 50 lashes with a wet noodle for turttle.

I'm still cracking up over that one!

[suunto]

Sunrise in Monroe County and a sweet potato blossom...

[linrose]

I'm so glad fall has arrived, the air is cooler, the leaves are swirling down, and the butterflies are feasting on the rotting persimmons in the woods!

Two from this morning, a Question Mark and a Red Spotted Purple with their breakfast.

[dapjwy]

Originally Posted by suunto

Sunrise in Monroe County and a sweet potato blossom...

Beautiful sunrise, suunto...great colors.

I don't think I've ever seen a sweet potato blossom before.

[dapjwy]

Originally Posted by linrose

I'm so glad fall has arrived, the air is cooler, the leaves are swirling down, and the butterflies are feasting on the rotting persimmons in the woods!

Two from this morning, a Question Mark and a Red Spotted Purple with their breakfast.

Beautiful butterflies, linrose.

Last year, someone told me about persimmons and encouraged me to plant them. After a little bit of research, I bought three bareroot seedlings and put them in this year. I'm sure it will be a long time before they are mature enough to bloom, and I have no way of knowing if I have both male and females, but at least I am planning for the future.

[MrILoveTheAnts]

Originally Posted by turttle

I love the leopard frog and Havalotta's photo of early morning dew. All the photos in these contests are so good, I don't know how Dave can choose.

I was out early this morning, before the heat of the day (still in the 90s here, we are still around six weeks from first frost here in the south), and who should I see but a lonely shepherd (shepherdess?) out with his flock.

I believe the ant is Formica pallidefulva, per MrAntsinthePants identifying the same kind crossing my bridge. The aphids are the usual yellow ones that infest milkweed. I would think their honeydew would be nasty tasting, but apparently not.

Actually that looks like a Camponotus castaneus. They're in the same genus as carpenter ants but these nest underground.