Foto Friday . . . why DID the photographer cross the bridge?

. . . well, to get to the other side, of course!

Okay, AND I might have been running from something, you know, the kind of something that sucks the life

right out of ya, like MOSQUITOES. Just millions of them....I swear I heard them all chanting, fill 'er up!

Disclaimer: I love nature, but yes, there were mosquitoes that were injured in the

process of photographing these pictures, and by the time I got home I looked and felt
like I had been in a battle.

And as beautiful as it is the way the light fell through the trees, this is the place I ran from.

I also followed the most heavenly scent . . . this vine had flowers that smelled as good as a rose

but the blooms were pretty spent and so I settled for buds and...some bokeh! 

And a  night heron along the way.....

I followed the yellow brick road gravel path and it led me back to the butterfly garden.

Where I spied a Buckeye butterfly, whoo hoo, something other than a Monarch!

And where things were springing from this.....

 . . . . into this! This bottlebrush just literally springs forth in its blooming.

{Photograph life - Spring has sprung}

And of course, I ran into a few friends. Mr. Green Anole was flaring his dewlap either letting me know

this was his territory or he thought I would be a good mate! lol

And this beauty . . . I have no idea what this is, I've never seen one like this before.

But I noticed that he has eyes like a praying mantis, that follow you wherever you go.

This was to date one of the trickiest bugs to photograph - he was about 3/4" long and the

flower was swaying ever so gentle, and in macro terms that's like a hurricane!!

{Shoot, Edit, Submit}

And I'm not sure what it is about this one -maybe it's the simplicity of the tiny details in his shell and the way

the shadow falls. There is nothing like the light of a setting sun.....

{project 52 - details}

And speaking of the setting sun . . . .

This week at Photo Art Friday, Bonnie gave us the challenge of any photo art or one

with a pathway....which was perfect for me this week. I added another photo over it

to obscure the path just a bit.

{Photo Art Friday}

"Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit."

- Frank Borman

I love that quote, it's so true for me.

And although I love exploring new places, I also love exploring my favorite

places with new purpose!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Love, Kim

XO

P.S. - I don't know about you, but I have not been able to comment on

anyone's blog this morning - hopefully that kink will get worked out!