One of the challenges of moving to an apartment was that I would no longer have my own backyard. Although I could observe the animals and plants in the apartment complex's landscaped areas, it might cause some misunderstandings if I started photographing and videotaping directly outside the ground floor residents' patio doors! After some thought, I came to the conclusion that if I couldn't have my own backyard, I would find something even better -- and now my new "backyard" (just across the street) is a park complete with woods, meadows, a bayou, and a chain of ponds.
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| A view of part of my new "backyard". |
When first exploring this new backyard, I was quickly tempted off the trail and into the tall grass to chase a butterfly that turned out to be quite adept at eluding me.
Once off the trail, I found that the meadow, which looked quite plain from a distance, was in fact full of wildflowers...
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| A blanket flower (Gaillardia sp.). |
... and insects feeding at those flowers...
... and also a surprising number of insects and mites that preferred to feed on me. Therefore, in subsequent visits to the park, I made a slight adjustment to my wardrobe.
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| My new boots are not just for the rain! |
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