Header Competition # 49 "Macro"

The header theme this week by Mac and is "Macro- close-up". You might know Mac would finally say MACro. Mac, Gail's Man,  Lanny, Dave and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT and start the voting after that.

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Macro is one of my favorite settings on my camera and this is a great time of the year with the Sedum in bloom. It attracts the butterflies and bees. Here are a few of my favorite shots this week. I'm told this is a Monarch.

This is a Great Spangled Fritillary.

Check out this bumblebee, the Sedum makes it wings look red.

This is a little Honeybee.

The header is my favorite because the black butterflies are so neat. This is a Red Admiral. Check out the antennae.

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My World Tuesday Season # 2 Episode # 49

This is my posting for the My World Meme. It is hosted by Klaus, Sandy, Wren,  Sylvia and myself. Won't you join in, I want to see where you live and thrive. Click to visit other sites. 

I have been spending a lot of time on Lake Hodgson. I go out on weekday mornings except on Tuesday when the lake is closed. Being retired gives you certain advantages when fishing. I have been the only one on the lake at times. I caught a least 400 fish in August and the bite is still going on. It should get stronger as we move into the Fall. These are photo from 9/1 when I averaged 30 Black Crappie a day. The cooler lid  is 11" wide at the raised top. This is my cleaning station in the shade and a great eating fish it is.

Here is 9/2 and these are a different batch of fish. I do catch White Crappie but they are much rarer then the Black Crappie.

Here is 9/3 and a few of the Black Crappie I caught. This is a 13" wide cooler to give you a feel for the size of the fish. My brother John came over this week and together we caught 45 crappie. I have caught that many myself but it was a great catch under cold front conditions. He really caught two to one more then me on the fish. I was happy they were biting.

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Header Competition # 48 - With Strings Attached

The header theme this week by Dave and is "With Strings Attached". Mac, Gail's Man,  Lanny, Dave and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. We now post anytime before 4 PM EDT and start the voting after that.

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So Dave comes back from his break and throws this curve ball at us. I certainly had no balloons or kites so the only string shot I had is the header. I did have a flying wing, I think this counts.

I had a nice largemouth with the string attached.

This Channel Catfish has a string attached and is in a string net.

This is my favorite when I was a different Largemouth Bass attached to the end of a String.

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My World Tuesday Season # 2 Episode # 48

This is my posting for the My World Meme. It is hosted by Klaus, Sandy, Wren,  Sylvia and myself. Won't you join in, I want to see where you live and thrive. Click to visit other sites. A Happy Labor Day to all in the USA, a day of rest.

I was on the lake last week when the same big orange buoy was giving another gift. This time a Great Blue Heron was using it as a perch.

I tried the same troll as close as I could to get photos.

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Sky Watch Season # 4 Episode # 8

                                         Sky Watch Friday 

This is the place. Please check out the site and link in if you wish to participate. There were a lot of people with beautiful Sky photos last week. You can link in from my side bar or at the start of this post. You can link at 3:00 PM EDT on Thursdays. SWF is run by Klaus, Wren, Sandy, Sylvia and myself. 

Sometimes you get those bluebird skies without a cloud, so I used a little sparrow to brighten it. 

It does look a little wind blown in the close-up.

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Header Competition # 47 - "Change"

The header theme this week by Lanny and is "Change".   Mac, Gail's Man,  Lanny, Dave and I have a little contest to show a new theme header each week. Dave is on hiatus this week so only 4 of us head-bangers this week. 

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As soon as I heard "Change" I knew exactly what I was going to post for this weeks header contest. Lake Hodgson is ready to go through a dramatic change. Here is a look at the Summer lake.

This is a look at the Fall lake with its dramatic change. This would have been my header. I love the Fall and the fishing that goes with it.

But instead I went creative and so I present my pocket "Change", with a few special coins thrown in to spice up the "Change". Do you see any I wouldn't carry?

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