Finally an opportunity for some winter photography this season! Back in January we made a little trip to downtown Scranton that happened to coincide with a snow squall, and I’ll admit that I had more fun with the flurries and some cityscapes than with checking out the shops. Each time

Downtown Snowfall
Finally an opportunity for some winter photography this season! Back in January we made a little trip to downtown Scranton that happened to coincide with

Unlikely Beauty
Nobody enjoys greenbottle flies or really wants them around. They are pests, at least from our perspective. But still they find their way in front

Peach Root Weevil
This small insect is a peach root weevil, a member of the root weevils, as its name suggests. A non-native nuisance species from Asia, according

Delicate Blossoms
While searching for birds to photograph I chanced across these berry blossoms in the field. I’m not positive if they are blackberry or raspberry, although


An Inglorious End
This fly I discovered on my lavendar plant over the summer may possibly have been a hoverfly, although it’s difficult to tell. What is clear