Tiny orange-colored mushrooms sprout from the bark of a fallen tree branch.
It was a pleasant afternoon for a photo-hike at the F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm of Summit Metro Parks in Akron, Ohio. We chose to take a 1.6-mile earthen trail that traverses woodlands and gullies. I shot a good many photos but not many good photos this time — I really must take a tripod when I do these things! If, however, the journey is the destination, we accomplished what we really came for — a time in nature, paying attention to the world around us. It was time well spent.
An orange wasp and other insects forage among the blossoms.
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I love the insect pictures! Although I think I personally would be too afraid to take a picture of a wasp…. Deathly afraid, haha! Thanks for these two pictures though, amazing!
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Thanks! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a wasp like this one. As a child I was terrified of bees and wasps. I grew out of it so now I respect them but have little fear; for pictures I can get as close a the insects allow.
Hmm… Well I’m 20 and I still haven’t quite grown out of it 😛 hopefully I do though! 😀
Lovely photographs!
Thanks. You should have seen the ones that got away!