Category: Photo of the Month

I love to take photos of places I go and things I see. Here is a collection of photos that I have selected to represent the month.

Photo of the Month of May 2022

I could only hope that this was not another one of those hateful, poison-filled caterpillars that crawls all over the porch and my flowers because the face was too cute to be dangerous.

Sure. Sure. The saddleback is a delightfully colorful caterpillar, too. However, this guy seems to be a moth caterpillar.

It is called a Laugher Moth Caterpillar because the adult moth appears to have a man laughing on the wings. I have seen the adults around, but I don’t see anything remotely close to a laughing man on the wings. They are more marbled in muted tones than anything. 

Photo of the Month of March 2022

This is my crepe myrtle bush / tree that I was late to trim back this year. So, when it should have been doing some serious leaf pushups, it was wiling away the time letting the lichen grow on it. I was so entranced with this display of colors, textures and dimension that I took several photos of it. I don’t know what I’ll do with it, but being the artist that I am, I am sure I will figure something out. 

Photo of the Month of February 2022

In addition to the daffodils, I also bought tulips, hyacinths and irises. All of the “up north” flowers that I miss in the springtime. These purple tulips were a wonderful and colorful addition to my back porch, and while they didn’t last, I did try to salvage all of the bulbs in hopes that I could recreate my little garden next spring. 

Photo of the Month of January 2022

You know we don’t have cold enough winters to plant perennials like daffodils, but I found some bulbs on sale down here that I couldn’t resist. I planted a dozen small daffodil bulbs around my magnolia tree. While they didn’t last long, for a short-time I was reminded of the spring I spent at the Tulipfest in Skagit County, Washington. It’s been a long time, but the flowers were just as colorful. 

Photo of the Month of November 2021

A quick trip to Savannah, Georgia was in order for a holiday getaway. We were only there a day due to rain and a marathon, so we did not get to visit many of the places we had planned. Harry came along and was wowed by the fact he could eat at the sidewalk cafes while we had lunch. This is the fountain in the middle of Forsyth Park. There are so many pretty parks to see. 

Photo of the Month of October 2021

The parking lot was full when we went to Grandfather Mountain, so we parked down the mountain and hiked up. This fun little path was well worth the walk and gave me another view of the mountain that I had never seen before. It comes out under the bridge, so you can see just how low the bridge actually is to the bottom. Fun hike!

Photo of the Month of September 2021

This guy has been hanging around lately looking for birdseed, birds or whatever he can find. We have chickens in the neighbor’s backyard, so I suppose he snacks on eggs now and again. He looks fairly healthy, so I will say he’s probably getting enough to fill his belly and keep his coat smooth and silky. Check out that tail. 

Photo of the Month of August 2021

The beginning of a beautiful Monarch butterfly is happily munching on my aphid filled milkweed plant. We did a number of milkweed plants – both red, yellow and the Florida pink milkweed – in an effort to increase the Monarchs that will find their way to our yard this winter. So far, my milkweeds have done well and we have planted more and more seedlings, so our garden is always filled with butterflies.