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Tuesday Musings: This is Why People Post Photos of Kittens…

Posted on June 21, 2022 by dbjackson

I am having a bit of a “If you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all” moment right now. There are some things I would like to write about. I have a couple of rants percolating … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: A New Venture In a Different Medium

Posted on March 16, 2022 by dbjackson

The title for today’s post actually should be “Semi-Professional Wednesday…” As many of you know, I am a fairly serious photographer and have been for some time. I have shown in local galleries, sold photos out of those galleries, and … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Three Butterflies

Posted on September 18, 2020 by dbjackson

Butterfly season is winding down here in Tennessee. We may get a few fall species before the weather turns cold, but many of the summer regulars are gone now. We had a slow start to our butterfly watching, but in … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Another Butterfly — Appalachian Brown

Posted on September 6, 2020 by dbjackson

Welcome to this week’s Photo Friday post. Early in the summer, Nancy and I lamented the lack of butterflies in her garden, at least relative to recent years. Well, no more. The past few weeks have been butterfly-rich, and I … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Silvery Checkerspot

Posted on August 2, 2020 by dbjackson

Another crazy week gone by, another month in the books for 2020: the year that lasted forever and yet somehow flew by. I honestly don’t understand what has happened to my sense of time. This butterfly has been hanging around … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: A Butterfly Fly-By

Posted on July 17, 2020 by dbjackson

Another hot, lazy summer week has sped by here on the Cumberland Plateau. Nancy’s garden is in full glory, though I’m sad to say that butterflies have been far less numerous this year than in years past. I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Little Wood Satyr

Posted on May 29, 2020 by dbjackson

Yesterday, while taking my morning walk along the Rails-to-Trails path in our town, I spotted this beauty. It is a Little Wood Satyr, a woodland butterfly identified by those four prominent eye spots along the margin of the wing. They … Continue reading →

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