CONGRATULATIONS MY FRIEND!! WELL DONE!!

Jim, these have got to be the best pictures you have every taken!! Wow!! Both detail and the subject are fantastic!! Well done!!

Thanks Ken. It will be nice to eventually be able to breath without my whole chest and throat burning like this and to be able to get one nights sleep without coughing the whole time. I was last sick more than 20 years ago so I am not used to being ill. :) But I am determined to survive in order to ...

Craig Did I miss something. Are you back in civilisation or did you find a satelite? Hi Craig. I am out in the glorious bush!! I did manage to find a satelite signal, but after moving I spend almost two weeks in bed with bronchitis so I only got back to work last week and am snowed under at the mome...

A wonderful series Ken and a beautiful moth too. A pity it had to die so soon but I guess that everything in nature has a reason.

What a great capture Ken!! Definitely a case of being in the right place at the right time.

This has got to be the best series of photographs I have ever seen. Well done Erland and thank you so much for sharing. It was definitely worth the hours you spent taking them.

Thanks Doug. I would not want to eat it eather.

Thanks Nikola.

This tiny (just over 1 inch) bagworm decided that THIS was the ideal place to set up house. :lol: The car had been parked there for only one day and at first I thought this was a thorn stuck in the tyre (tire). I knew the vehicle was going to be used the following day, so I removed him to a nearby p...

Thanks Laurie. I never go anywhere without my camera. At least there is electricity there so I can recharge the batteries and load the pics onto the computer.

Dave

Sort of a monthly report from our rural correspondent!

What a great idea Dave!! I will see what I can do, but maybe when I get there I might find my wireless connection works although the distribution map shows that I will be out of the area.

Jordan

sorry to hear ya go joan, have fun and hope it all works out. nice pic btw.

Thanks for the kind words Jordan. These are beautiful moths.

Thanks for your nice comment Mike.
During the 20 years I lived there previously, the only thing I missed was a slice of pizza on occasions!!

Thanks Craig, I am really looking forward to it after being stuck in "civilization" for two years.