HaarFager's photos with the keyword: Outdoors

The weather here in Southern Illinois has been quite Spring like. In fact, it was about 75 degrees! Being as it's mid-Winter, it should be below freezing, 32 degrees. It's been so warm, flowers are blooming out all around my yard. Here's a picture I took of some daffodils blooming in my yard and they are five weeks earlier than last year. They're way ahead of schedule! Winter is not really over yet, so I'm afraid we might get one more cold spell and kill all my flowers and other budding plants. Taken on February 22nd, 2023, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

This tiny beetle was sitting on a daffodil that was about ready to bloom. Believe me, I almost overlooked it because it was so small. It was less than 1/64 of an inch long, less than two millimeters! Camera: Sony Alpha SLT-A77 (from 2013) Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm F/1.2 Lens (from 1978) Converter: Minolta 2X M-A Converter-S ISO: 800 Aperture: F/4 Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec. Date: April 1st, 2014, 12.29 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A.