3:00 snapshot #1855: Wednesday (New Years Eve!)

Carlisle among the wreckage of his toys, by the xmas cards.


Last photo of 2014. Seems appropriate.

3:00 snapshot #1856: Thursday

New Years Day! Alex and I getting our Rock Band on.

3:00 snapshot #1857: Friday

Hey look at the neat blood blister I got when I hit myself in the heel of the hand with a hatchet yesterday! I was wearing gloves at the time (because it was cold out) which probably prevented much more grievous injury, but also may have impeded my dexterity enough to cause it.

Ant; eater

So this is me trying to get a good shot of an ant with my new camera, through a loupe.


Here it is without the loupe (just enlarged and cropped in iPhoto)


Through the loupe, then enlarged and cropped in iPhoto. You can see the two nodes on the petiole between the thorax and abdomen. These were critical (along with other field markings) in identifying this ant as Tetramorium sp., the pavement ant.


None for you Jockamo! Enjoy your blue ice treat instead.