{"id":3211,"date":"2013-05-07T13:52:37","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T19:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valleywatch.net\/?page_id=3211"},"modified":"2013-11-09T15:44:33","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T21:44:33","slug":"13-nature-photo-album","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/valleywatch.net\/?page_id=3211","title":{"rendered":"13 Nature Photo Album"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is an offering of photos of nature, mostly in the yards of the Valley Watch office and my home near Garvin Park.<\/p>\n

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Dogwood blooms shot with my new and exciting lens, a 30mm F 1.4 Sigma. \u00a9 2013 John Blair<\/p>\n

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Irises are intricate and beautiful up close. \u00a9 2013 John Blair<\/p>\n

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Azaleas attract raindrops and spiders. \u00a9 2013 John Blair<\/p>\n

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Tulips are always colorful and interesting when shot with a “macro” lens. \u00a9 2013 John Blair<\/p>\n

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Even what most people consider “weeds” present a modicum of beauty if one looks close enough. \u00a9 2013 John Blair<\/p>\n

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Emergence. A white roach emerges from its black shell. \u00a9 2013 John Blair<\/p>\n

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Two pix from the street I live on. I am, indeed a lucky man since there is pride in my neighborhood. \u00a9 2013 John Blair<\/p>\n

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Hollyhocks are like weeds but have delicate flowers. \u00a9 2013 John Blair<\/p>\n

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A small yellowish white butterfly has been around for several days in June. \u00a9 2013 John Blair<\/p>\n

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A stick bug wanders over an “evening primrose.” \u00a9 2013 John Blair<\/p>\n

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A Green Heron or two show up at Evansville’s Inland Marina nearly every year in the early fall almost as if to remind boaters it is time to start thinking about winterizing their boats. Great Blue Herons are a regular feature of the Marina. Both species are fishers. \u00a9 2013 John Blair.<\/p>\n

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A tiny bluish grey butterfly checks out the recently blooming clematis at the Valley Watch Office. \u00a9 2013 John Blair.<\/p>\n

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An Orb Weaver spider seeks to hide in the clematis that recently bloomed in the garden. \u00a9 2013 John Blair.<\/p>\n

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A trip through Audubon Park \u00a0in Henderson, KY on a beautiful Autumn Day.\u00a0\u00a9 2013 BlairPhotoEVV<\/p>\n

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Two different species of Lady Bug enjoy the same wilting plant to stock up for winter. \u00a9 2013 BlairPhotoEVV<\/p>\n

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