PHOTO LOG

side view of a toad sitting with its head above the pond

out-of-focus reflection of a building on glassy pond surface. at the building-sky border across the whole frame is an orange koi, flattened by refraction

view of very shallow water

pair of toads in amplexus, framed by a snapped reed. camera is staring head-on at them it

toad lying underwater atop green-chartreuse pond scum

mourning dove perched on red-painted wood railing looking back at camera, backed by shrub greenery

milkweed leaf beetle on milkweed leaf

milkweed leaf beetle on milkweed lead with unopened flower cluster to left, sun accenting pitting on top abdomen

back of front half of red milkweed beetle wiggling in cluster of unopened milkweed flowers

another red milkweed beetle perching on front of flower cluster, head a bit askance from camera and antenna in front of focal plane

pale damselfly on side of stem

sky blue damselfly perched on rose leaf

green and black damselfly with blue spot at the end of its talk on top of curled dead leaf

tan grasshopper with tiny dark spots on one of few live blades of grass in dead patch

same tan grasshopper among thicker live blades of grass, in orange sunglow

deep orange damselfly perching

mourning dove on twisted power line, cocked head pointing towards camera

a rather sizable map turtle standing on the pavement, with its head curled partway into its shell

some kinda long-bodied, long-antenna

a dragonfly on greenery with a black body, two amber spots on the tail end, and black splotches at the base of its back wings (black saddlebags skimmer). black coloration has bluish highlights