patricia emerson mitchell photography
the way I see the world
I took a six mile walk today. I can’t say I had much energy for it, but the camera still comes out, and I did manage to get back home even while my feet were dragging.
I think this little guy might be a young katydid Miridae (thank you, Kirsten Pearsons!), but I’m not certain. I have a niece who could probably tell me in an instant, though. (And she did!)
Little Green Bug on a Borage Flower, 5.8.18
Okay … or DO! I saw this little guy (and he’s VERY little!) on a rose at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden yesterday. Love the wings!
Green Bug on a Rose, 6.12.17
A Bug on a Pomegranate, 11.7.16
I don’t do a lot of bug photography, but on occasion they do catch my eye. When we were in the desert in late March most of these beetles were busy mating, but this one had more important things to do.
Lytta magister, 3.30.16
It was once suggested that I alter the color of a ladybug because it didn’t look bright red. I understood, and it would have been a prettier shot with a red ladybug but some ladybugs are different colors. Maybe they aren’t ladies. Maybe they like to take risks. Maybe they are San Francisco Giants fans. Who knows?
Orange Ladybug on Green, 5.10.16
As is typical after an opera run, today is “hangover day”. No, I didn’t drink too much, but I feel out of sorts, my brain feels “fuzzy” (as does my vision at the moment), and I feel as if I can’t get much done. Still, I did manage a near seven mile walk, and two loads of laundry have been done. I guess I’m managing … ever so slowly!
I believe this bee is a male carpenter bee. I will check with my niece who knows all about these things, though, to verify! And yes, this is from today’s walk. If what I read is correct, this bee doesn’t have a stinger. I can live with that.
Xylocopa varipuncta, 5.2.16
… and a flower, of course.
The reason this flower (Eremalche rotundifolia (A. Gray) E. Greene) is called the “desert five-spot” isn’t clear here, but when it opens there are five red spots inside. You can barely see a bit of red if you look closely at the opening.
I only took one quick pic of this little guy and, as is typical of me and bugs, it’s not print-worthy, but it did happen to be my first shot. I think it’s a baby katydid.
First Shot: Pink Rose and a Bug, 6.1.15
Just for fun, and from today’s walk, I bring you Mr. Tiny Spider.
Spider on an Iris, 5.5.15