Nikke Sue Nikon's Subdivision Sojourn Part II

[fstopMike]

Nikki Sue Nikon was a little upset with me yesterday because I didn't include some shots she wanted to share in yesterday's post. I explained the rules to her (no more than 4 in a single post), but she wasn't having any of it, so I said she could have free reign in tonight's post.

One of Nikki's favorites was this thistle puffball. She especially liked the gossamer threads glowing against the blue sky...




Then she blushed a little bit when we walked up on two stinkbugs involved in a romantic tryst....





A little deeper into the neighborhood, we came upon this piece of grading equipment that has been sitting idle for over a year.





Nikki's spirits picked up a bit, when we came upon this flowering vine which was growing wild.




Nikki Sue Nikon thanks you and now that she's had her post, I know she'll be a lot happier tomorrow!

[jul]

Nikki Sue Nikon...that's a riot. Nice posting too. just walking around the old neighbor hood huh? All very nice shots.

[Heaterguy]

The Nikon Traveller. Like the fourth shot.

[Hayward Taylor]

I love these mini neighborhood safari of yours .. interesting things we see along the way .. did you enter a photo of that bulldozer for the photo assignment? .. that would make a great entry .. excellent work as always

[teedlepeep]

Mike you can tell Nikki Sue that she submitted some fantastic shots !! I adore the last one and your amorous bugs are hysterical

Glad you took us along with you two on your walk

[fstopMike]

Originally Posted by jul

Nikki Sue Nikon...that's a riot. Nice posting too. just walking around the old neighbor hood huh? All very nice shots.

Thank you! I've learned a lot from observing others here on DPS

Originally Posted by Heaterguy

The Nikon Traveller. Like the fourth shot.

A Very unusual looking flower. There were a lot of them around. I think they were part of a seed mix to prevent erosion.

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

I love these mini neighborhood safari of yours .. interesting things we see along the way .. did you enter a photo of that bulldozer for the photo assignment? .. that would make a great entry .. excellent work as always

Thanks for looking, Hayward. As a matter of fact, i did enter that one in this weeks assignment!

Originally Posted by teedlepeep

Mike you can tell Nikki Sue that she submitted some fantastic shots !! I adore the last one and your amorous bugs are hysterical

Glad you took us along with you two on your walk

I think they really were having stinkbug sex. They were coupled together very still and then would suddenly twitch

[tycooder]

You see more in a short walk than most folk see in a long journey....... nice work mike

[Fred flyfisher]

Nice work Mike, I like the first one the most.

[jakethepig]

Nikki Sue made some great choices Mike. The detail is amazing in all of these captures. Geat story of the walk too. You really shouldn't spoil her like this. She will start to take over your life. But she already has hasn't she Super work Mike. Nikki and you make a great team.

Jake.

[fstopMike]

Originally Posted by tycooder

You see more in a short walk than most folk see in a long journey....... nice work mike

I go running in the neighborhood regularly so I get to see a lot. Also my photographic eye is different than what it used to be (Thanks DPS!!) so I'm seeing details I used to gloss over.

Originally Posted by Fred flyfisher

Nice work Mike, I like the first one the most.

Thanks, Fred. If it hadn't been for looking at a lot of posts on DPS, I probably wouldn't have experimented taking that shot, and that's what it was, just an experiment. I was thinking, "Oh heck, why not"? And then when Nikki Sue saw it, she said, "Post that one!"