ripe

along the shore of the Wisconsin River
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 28, 2007 by jls
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glowing sunset

along Hwy K, just north of Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 27, 2007 by jls
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mowing the lawn

along Hwy K, just south of Merrill, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 27, 2007 by jls
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archway

Stange Park, Merrill, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 5, 2007 by jls
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riding the roller coaster

this butterfly rode the flower while it was windy

by the river, Man-made Lake Park, Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 19, 2007 by jls
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peeking

by the Wisconsin River, Brokaw, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 23, 2007 by jls
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a blaze of orange

our front yard, Brokaw, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 22, 2007 by jls
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thunderhead

along Hwy. K, 2 miles south of Merrill, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 20, 2007 by jls
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the recluse revealed

now do you see him?

by the river, Man-made Lake Park, Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 19, 2007 by jls
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friendly recluse

do you see him?

by the river, Man-made Lake Park, Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 19, 2007 by jls
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simply sunsetting

along Hwy K, north of Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 11, 2007 by jls
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double tree

Village Park, Brokaw, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 10, 2007 by jls
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reflected blossom

Bluegill Bay Park, Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 8, 2007 by jls
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capturing the sun

half mile south of the Schofield Dam on the Wisconsin River
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 6, 2007 by jls
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full tank

What would you do if a mosquito landed on your elbow? Why, of course you would take an "empty" and "full" shot. :)

Just to let my 'readers' know (are you really readers? - this is a photo blog...), I will be taking a brief hiatus from my blog while I make changes to my laptop that were necessitated by cirsumstances at my job. You can visit my SmugMug account until then and see the photos that I take on a daily basis.
...on the side, congratulations to Mark on his new painting contract! :)

my arm, near my elbow
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 7, 2007 by jls
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the definition of alert

park on the lake, Antigo, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 12, 2007 by jls
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stand tall

along Hwy 51, north of Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 7, 2007 by jls
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one last dragonfly

Brokaw, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 11, 2007 by jls
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dragons

look closely...she's there

first photo: Bayview Park, Wausau, WI
remaining photos: 9 mile park, Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 31 & June 9, 2007 by jls
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butterflies

first photo: by the Wisconsin River, Brokaw, WI
remaining photos: 9 mile park, Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 7 & 9, 2007 by jls
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flat-out

all the leaves were parallel to the ground

at Memorial Park in Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 8, 2007 by jls
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mrs. turtle

I was out for my typical walk along the Wisconsin River when I saw this goliath. At 15 to 17 inches long, she is larger than average. She was passive in nature, but I was very careful to keep distance and always be very alert. She hid when I first walked up to her; retracting her entire head into her shell; but the longer I sat there the more 'comfortable' she became with my presence. I walked away for 15 minutes, and when I got back she had moved almost 30 feet (hence the change in scenery for the last photo).
For more information about the Midland Smooth Softshell Turtle, try these links:
Herp.net about softshell turtles
Wisconsin DNR site for Midland Smooth Softshell Turtle
(Male turtles of this species are typically only 7 to 9 inches long while females are typically 14 inches long. This led to my assumption that the turtle was female.)


about 120 feet from the Wisconsin River and .4 miles north of the Brokaw Bridge
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 7, 2007 by jls
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flowers

I'm not quite sure that I like this option, but it's an easy way to show you 24 flower photos. :)

green

on a bluff overlooking the Wisconsin River about 4 miles south of Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 5, 2007 by jls
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little companion

on a bluff overlooking the Wisconsin River about 4 miles south of Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 5, 2007 by jls
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color

all were taken with a Nikon D50 in late May 2007 by jls
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lillypond

Bluegill Bay Park near Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on May 31, 2007 by jls
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a little family

Lake Wausau in Wausau, WI
taken with a Nikon D50 on June 2, 2007 by jls
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restarting

I use Aperture to organize my photos. I've loved it's fantastic organization (watch more here) and storage; but one morning at the end of last week, Aperture no longer wanted to recognize any photos. Coincidently, I was wanting to spend my entire week's free time recovering just under 26,000 photos from a database.
I've got my database back, and a useable backup plan as well has been implemented. Hopefully, there shall be no more week-and-a-half lapses of no posts.