Observing Nature
Portage County, Ohio
28 September 2013

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Geauga County, Ohio Sightings
1 August 2013
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Geauga County, 1 August 2013                                                         Bainbridge Township, Ohio

15 June 2013
European Skipper, Thymelicus lineola photographer:   Lisa K. Schlag
Geauga County, 15 June 2013                                                         Bainbridge Township, Ohio

Summer Azure, Celastrina ladon neglecta photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Geauga County, 15 June 2013                                                         Bainbridge Township, Ohio

Twelve-spotted Skimmer (believe immature male), Libellula pulchella photographer:   Lisa K. Schlag
Geauga County, 15 June 2013                                                         Bainbridge Township, Ohio

Widow Skimmer (female), Libellula luctuosa photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Geauga County, 15 June 2013                                                         Bainbridge Township, Ohio

And, keep an eye out for what is underfoot,
Spider with egg sac (believe wolf spider), Lycosa sp. photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Geauga County, 15 June 2013                                                         Bainbridge Township, Ohio

at eye level or slightly above,
underneath photo of Spider hanging upside down in web among branches (believe sheetweb weaver) photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Geauga County, 15 June 2013                                                         Bainbridge Township, Ohio

as well as directly ahead of you!!
Shagbark Hickory, (mighty fine specimen of beautiful bark), Carya ovata photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Geauga County, 15 June 2013                                                         Bainbridge Township, Ohio

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Cleveland Museum of Natural History Field Trip
9 June 2013
Widow Skimmer (emergence), Libellula luctuosa photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Trumbull County, 9 June 2013                                                         Mesopotamia Township, Ohio

Widow Skimmer (female), Libellula luctuosa photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Trumbull County, 9 June 2013                                                         Mesopotamia Township, Ohio

Little Wood-Satyr, Megisto cymela photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Trumbull County, 9 June 2013                                                         Mesopotamia Township, Ohio

Hobomok Skipper, Poanes hobomok photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Trumbull County, 9 June 2013                                                         Mesopotamia Township, Ohio

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Swine Creek Reservation BioBlitz
1 June 2013
White M Hairstreak, Parrhasius m-album photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Geauga County, 1 June 2013                                                          Middlefield, Ohio

Least Skipper (male), Ancyloxypha numitor photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Geauga County, 1 June 2013                                                          Middlefield, Ohio

Golden-backed Snipe Flies mating (female top), Chrysopilus thoracicus photographer:  Lisa K. Schlag
Geauga County, 1 June 2013                                                          Middlefield, Ohio

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Thank you C. Sue White for sharing this photo!!
Eastern Bluebird (male), Sialia sialis photographer:  C.Sue White
Backyard on suet feeder, 8 February 2013                                                        Sagamore Hills, Ohio

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A new website rootedinsoil.com is in the works!!
I'm currently setting up, researching product offerings, tinkering with more than a few things, and working on content.

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the Beauty of Bark

Betula maximowicziana, Monarch Birch
Holden Arboretum, 2.xi.12, lks

Bark  is a practical necessity for trees providing protection and nourishment and acting as a repository of metabolic products.

Betula alleghaniensis, Yellow Birch
Holden Arboretum, 2.xi.12, lks

Yet, in the winter landscape when trees appear in quiet repose, it is the aesthetic qualities: color, texture, and pattern of this practical necessity that especially capture attention. The trees highlighted in this article were selected because they captured my eye's attention.  please Read on ....

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