The flower that blooms in the spring, tra la Small but pretty Ant nursery Product shot Not everyone's favorite The first part of the ritual . . . Picture made by mistaken impression Identified Flying Object Unidentified Flying Object Luminosity ominousity Real or imitation? Our front lines of air defense It's this, fracking, or living in mud huts Semi-symmetry Bumble bee and pink clover Bumble bee and pink clover, closer Woodlouse An insect grooms itself Some kind of fly, I think Bug on a stem Millipedes Maybe a wolf spider? Three hummingbird amigos Extremely tiny flowers. Stamen! Put that pistil down! Here be seeds Botanical sensuality Formicidal composition Grape-leaf paper wasp A yellow jacket at work A wood roach Spring, when a young insect's fancy turns to . . . Flake-of-paint moth Weird fungus The Sacrament of Holy Orders Alas. Powerplant at night Not often seen . . . Luna moth There's a road under there! And now, without a paddle Slideshow: Triduum-2014 Behold, and venerate, the wood of the Cross John Sebastian tells a story Happy Traum