Rhind Papyrus

Floating tufas. #tufa #floating #islands #california #californiaadventure #mammothlakes #monolake #yourshotphotographer #earthpix #earthbeauty #earth #reflection #clouds #bluesky #naturalbeauty #nature #naturelover #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #adventure #lifeonearth #photooftheday #thanhacious (at Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve)

I was so amazed by the the beauty of this place. So happy to have been there at the right time. #monolake #sunset #tufa #saltmarsh #lake #color #landscape #landscapephotography #unexpected #naturalcolor #naturalbeauty #nature #earth #earthpix #earthlife #placesonearth #travel #travelphotography #livetoexplore #live #explore #explorer #photography #phoyooftheday #samsungs8plus (at Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve)

Made it to see the sun set. #sunset #monolake #mammothlakes #winter #goldenhour #tufa #saltwater #lake #saturdayadventures #photooftheday #photography #earthpix #earthfocus #earth #landscape #landscapephotography #naturalbeauty #naturalcolor #nature #earthbound #earthbeauty #reflection (at Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve)

Too beasutiful to look away.

When you really need to reach that one spot. #lories #larikeets #bird #parrot #brushtippedtongues #nectar #nectarlover #monophyleticgroup #psittacidae #loriinae #psittacinae #brightlycolored #plumage #aviary #nature #naturalcolor #naturalbeauty #naturephotography #animallover #animalonearth #photooftheday #exploretocreate #lifeonearth #yourshotphotographer #closeup #lookcloser #90mm #sonya6300

"I feel as if I had opened a book and found roses of yesterday sweet and fragrant, between its leaves." - L.M. Montgomery #red #redflower #redroses #roses #flower #plants #nature #naturelover #naturephotography #naturalbeauty #naturalcolor #lookcloser #exploretocreate #earthfocus #macro #macrophotography #macrolifestyle #macrolife #yourshotphotographer #velvetsoft #velvet #phoyooftheday #sonya6300 #90mm #thanhacious

I heard them around the campsite doing their mating call. Took me some time and patience to find them. #camping #grasshopper #greengrasshopper #green #matingcall #camouflage #desertinsects #desertlife #insect #orthoptera #caelifera #hopper #insectlover #insectphotography #entomology #entomologyphotography #macro #macrophotography #macrolife #macrolifestyle #photooftheday #livetoexplore #lifeonearth #yourshotphotographer #90mm #sonya6300 #thanhacious (at Joshua Tree National Park)

Pollinating beetles having a field day. #beetle #pollinatingbeetles #pollinators #pollinate #yourshotphotographer #bug #insect #insectofinstagram #insectphotography #insectlover #blackbeetle #insecta #arthropoda #coleoptera #earthpix #earthfocus #earth #exploretocreate #explore #lookcloser #nature #naturelover #naturephotography #smalllife #macrolife #macro #macrophotography #90mm #sony6300 #photooftheday #thanhacious (at Anacapa Island)

The wings caught me attention. #fly #insecta #arthropoda #diptera #muscidae #housefly #clearwings #rainbowwings #anacapaisland #insectphotography #insectofinstagram #bug #macrolife #macrophotography #macro #smalllife #lifeonearth #exploretocreate #explore #travel #yourshotphotographer #photooftheday #90mm #sonya6000 #thanhacious (at Anacapa Island)

Hiking on Anacapa Island and from the corner of my eye I spotted it fluttering to rest on a leaf. #butterfly #fluttering #anacapaisland #bugs #insect #arthropoda #insecta #lepidoptera #nature #naturalbeauty #naturelover #naturephotography #smalllife #macro #macrolife #macrophotography #earthfocus #lifeonearth #entomology #entomolgyphotography #yourshotphotography #insectofinstagram #photooftheday #thanhacious #90mm #sony6300 (at Anacapa Island)

This small insect makes the loudest noise. 🙃 #arthropoda #insecta #hemiptera #cicadidae #cicada #glasswing #insect #insectphotography #entomology #entomologyphotography #noisy #matingseason #desert #desertanimals #macrolife #macro #macrophotography #lifeonearth #earthpix #earthlife #lookcloser #earth #livetoexplore #yourshotphotographer #smalllife #90mm #sonya6000 #thanhacious (at Indio, California)

Woodboringg beetle larvae creating art. #wood #larvae #beetle #beetlelarvae #art #naturalart #insect #insectart #nature #naturephotography #naturelandscape #pictureoftheday #explore #exploretocreate #lifeonearth #earthpix #entomology #smalllife #macrolife #macro #macrophotography #sonya6000 #20mm #thanhacious (at Chantry Flats, Angeles National Forest)

Heard this fellow a few feet away and almost missed him sitting on a rock. (at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park)

The paralyzing sting before the wasp lay it's eggs inside the caterpillar. (at Alabama Hills, California)

Steller's jay bird making friend with tourists at Crater Lake. #stellersjay #bird #birdofinstagram #aves #corvidae #bluejays #blue #animalia #animaloftheday #animal #animalkingdom #nature #naturalbeauty #naturephotography #lifeonearth #earthpix #earthfocus #craterlake #macrophotography #macrolife #pictureoftheday #yourshotphotographer #90mm #sonya6300 #thanhacious (at Crater Lake)

Named after the explorer William Clark, the Clark's Nutcracker bird sits on a boulder overlooking Crater Lake in a peaceful contemplation of where to fly next. (at Crater Lake National Park)

Spotted this mini dinosaur running to the shade and performed its mating ritual to a female nerby. #iguana #reptile #whitereptile #coldblooded #reptilelover #exoticanimals #dinosaur #desertiguana #reptilia #squamata #iguania #dipsosaurusdorsalis #scales #matingseason #lifeonearth #earthpix #earthfocus #exploretocreate #nature #naturelover #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #smalllife #iguanasofinstagram #yourshotphotographer #photooftheday #sonya6300 #90mm #thanhacious (at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park)