Today, Punch found a caterpillar.
They look so small and innocent, don't they?
"Which one?" You might ask, "the 'bug' or the boy?"
One might respond to that question with "both." And in the natural order of things that would be true, because both the mischievous boy and the forest tent caterpillar are only doing what comes naturally to them. (Of course Judy would say that Punch doesn't look innocent at all. That I am just falling for his act.)
But the caterpillar, along with his buddies, will defoliate the trees. And the boy?
Well...sweet though he is, he is going through a rough patch right now. He really misses his dad and probably has just had a new infusion of testosterone. I have to keep my eye on him constantly. He has got a mind of his own and quite an imagination.
But what can I say, I love him...
...the boy that is...perhaps even more on account of his hooliganism.
The 'bug,' on the other hand, is lucky there isn't an proliferation of his species this year.
The frogs and fish LOVE his kind.
****We are in the countdown to the 100th episode here at Fairiemoon. Nine more left after this one. I am planning something big so please stay tuned.
****Also, I've had so many nice compliments about my photography which makes me blush crimson, but pleases me to no end as I truly love to take photos for this blog. Thank you so very, very much! Some have asked what kind of camera I use. My camera is at least five years old, but I love it. It is an SLR type digital camera that can be used manually or automatically, a feature which gives me more control, plus it has a nice big lens. It is a Fuji FinePix S7000, I believe, 6 megapixel, 19X: 6X optical, 3.2X digital zoom with macro and super macro settings. I like to use natural light whenever possible and really only use the automatic setting, but as the flash has to be activated to work, it will automatically adjust to the lighting in which I am taking pictures, if it can, and for this, it does a pretty good job! For the close work, I tend to use the super macro and get as close as possible to the subject, sometimes practically touching it. That gives the photo intense focus on a specific point on the subject and then blurs as the object recedes. At that distance, movement can ruin the focus, so if you are, say, taking a picture of a very small flower in the wind, you'll probably have a hard time getting the camera to focus. You can always use a tripod and try to shelter your subject or wait for another day. For a more overall focused subject, use the regular macro and pull back the camera a bit and remember that you can always crop things out. Also, I take at least 15 pictures of each shot in the hope that I get the right focus and composition. It takes practice. I hope this helps! Thank you again! You can't know how much it means to me that you are enjoying the pictures!
