Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning

On my way back from Queenstown Lutheran Church, I often walk along the edge of the forest between MacDonalds and Queensway Secondary School. Today I was looking for another Argiode but first passed by our dragonfly stream. They were out, but not very photogenic today

A red dragonfly

Sort of a brown dragonfly (from the front)

Same guy from behind

A red dragonfly

One of those interesting yellow flowers - some sort of mangrove flower?

But here was my prize. Several photos of this unbelievable color morph of Nephila pilipes

Closer and you can see little orange blobs that are the Argyrodes

Here you can see little orange dots - where Argyrodes have alread invaded

Another view

I found yesterday's spot - but no Argiope (as yesterday), but no Nephila pilipes and only a remnant of the web with some unfocused Argyrodes

and finally a bit better focus

Then continuing to lunch - I always pass a small papaya tree. There was a nice may who pointed out the flowers - as here

and here

and here

The papaya

and tree

Then a group of morning glories

Finally my hawker center - the drink lady

and my favorite dinner place

and my favorite dinner guy - who just picks something for me and it is always tasty

C. Frank Starmer

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