Bumblebee

Posted on March 23, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bee, bug trap, bumblebee, buzzing, Environment, Insect, Life, Nature, Released, Wind, WindowLeave a comment

The wind is howling and making the window in the kitchen buzz… But I heard a different buzzing this morning, and not from the window. I looked and in amongst the foliage and there was a large bumblebee trying to get out. I grabbed a cup and some paper.. But I just could not reach and the bee kept falling down. Then. I remembered, I’ve had this bug catcher for years. It still took a few goes, you have to place the catcher over the creature with the sliding door below it then swivel it so the door is above. You give the trap a little shake and the door should slide down. In this case the door stopped part way so I had to get a knife and tap the top of the door so it closed. Then I released the bee outside (you turn the trap round so the door opens up again), so happy to let it go safely. Glad I remembered the bug trap, now back under the sink.

Reflected snow

Posted on March 11, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Holly bush, Insect, Life, Moth, Photo, Snowy, Symmetry, WinterLeave a comment

A symmetrical photo created by flipping a photo upside down. The main mass of leaves is a holly bush we have grown in the garden. It’s a bit like a parasol as we have cut off a lot of the lower branches. I like how the resulting photo looks like an insect on its side. I have a brain that likes pareidolia (when you see creatures or faces in shapes). If I was to turn the photo through 90° it might look like a moth?

Alarmed?

Posted on October 6, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged alarm, beeping, cause, Google, Insect, Loud, Noise, smoke alarm, Sound, Spider, Why?2 Comments

Why did my smoke alarm just go off? No smoke, no pans left on, no flames rising from the computer. No fire outside in the garden. There must be a reason. I randomly asked Google the question ‘can spiders set smoke alarms off?’, I got the answer above. We tried blowing and detritus out of it, but when hubby put it back together it did it again. Why? I don’t know, but we will be buying a new smoke alarm tomorrow.

Fly

Posted on August 4, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black, Doodle, Fly, fly in the ointment, Insect, post it notes, SketchingLeave a comment

A couple of splodges of black ink on a post it note inspired this fly doodle. Just waiting for my PC to sort itself out, I haven’t switched it on for a while and it’s playing up… So a fly in the ointment?.. Maybe

Butterfly idea

Posted on December 11, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Butterfly, ddesign, Drawing, Dulicated, Insect, Paper cutting, Sketching, Spiral, SymmetryLeave a comment

Drew a spiral and duplicated it. (I think it looked like the cross section of a trunk). Then I drew round the duplicated pieces in black (using a symmetry tool so both sides match). It’s quite simple to do. I guess if I was cutting it out of paper I could have folded it in half and got a similar effect….

Dragonfly

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Digital filters, Digital textures, Dragonfly, Drawing, Insect, Metallic ink, Metallic pencils, PhotodirectorLeave a comment

Huge wasp!

Posted on November 9, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Front door, Glass, House, Insect, Life, Pounce, Stinger, WaspLeave a comment

Ooo dear, suddenly buzzing round the front door was a huge wasp, it must have snuck in when I put the milk bottles out. It was big. A queen? I don’t know, perhaps my fear made it seem larger. Boy cat, in his cone of shame, was bouncing up and down by the door, reaching up to the letterbox. He looked very comical in his buster collar, but I was worried the wasp would get scooped up by it!

Then I saw it. It was up on the glass above the door. But I couldn’t reach it! My hubby took the glass I was holding and got a bit of paper, quickly covered the wasp and I opened the front door. Off it flew.

I can’t tell you what species of wasp it was. All I know is it seemed to have a large stinger. I hope it finds somewhere to go, but not in my home.

Dragonfly

Posted on September 14, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Adjustments, Dragonfly, Environment, Insect, Life, Nature, Random, Spirit animalLeave a comment

My friend found this in her house today. She said it was like her spirit animal. I loved the idea. She let it fly free. I wish I had seen it. I’ve had to adjust the exposure and colour to try and make it visible because it was a very dark image originally. The structure of a dragonfly is amazing. It looks like the bones of a spine with a skull and wings.

Insect eye view?

Posted on September 2, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Apps, Blogging, Bubble wrap, Insect, Photo, photo editor, Playing, RandomLeave a comment

No, just a photo through a sheet of bubble wrap, then multiplied in a photo editing ap, there you are, a vaguely insect like photo. Now I could put it through a couple of other apps and see what happens? Shall I….

To be honest I don’t know. If I did it might be OK, but I haven’t decided yet. Sometimes you can have too many options at your fingertips.

I saw a face

Posted on June 23, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blue, Eyes, Face, Flowers, Insect, Mecanopsis, Mirrored, Photo, Purple, Shapes, VisionLeave a comment

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I saw a face,

I blocked out some of the photo, and added some lines to the result in a sympathetic green colour. The blue mecanopsis flowers form stunning eyes, the concave petals give it depth. The dark purple makes the mouth and upper lips. It’s a almost insect like, perhaps like the head of a dragonfly? I can see antennae on it. It’s something I enjoy doing, playing with images.

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Tag: Insect

Bumblebee

Reflected snow

Alarmed?

Fly

Butterfly idea

Dragonfly

Huge wasp!

Dragonfly

Insect eye view?

I saw a face