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This one was a wife of a Mason. The closest we can find is the Sisters of Secrecy. However, the star if tough to tie to there symbol, but yet it's kind of close. Found this for the symbol by researching her name Elizabeth McNees Bower: Queen Esther chapter, No. 4, Order of the Eastern Star...

Shooting pictures today in the cemetery for the cemetery thread opened a lot of questions. Here are some of the interesting mysteries we found. Some we solved and others we did not. If you know the answer feel free to share. Pictures are edited to show the image in question without concern for...

A few from today. Have not seen this one before.

Day 229, 2013 - Gravestones Saw the thread on cemetery shots so I decided to head over and visit our local cemetery knowing it would be highly interesting. Highly interesting because here in the west we have a lot of history around due to the lower population of the west not building over...

Continued... Day 228 - Odd little bug Saw this little bug scooting along so I had to work fast. It had sand and hairs and whatever it ran into stuck to itself as camouflage.

My neighbors flowers.

Day 228, 2013 - Flowers

More fires and another beautiful moon picture. The smokey haze seems to do a beautiful job at cutting down the intensity of the light and brings out more detail. ​ ​

Day 227, 2013 - Blood Moon More fires and another beautiful moon picture. The smokey haze seems to do a beautiful job at cutting down the intensity of the light and brings out more detail.

This is some kind of ugly night cricket (I believe). It lacked coloring and blended in very well in the desert sand. Finally, one of the many scorpions I found running around. Most interesting is how much activity is running around under the cover of night in the desert. Hope everyone...

These little beetles were hyper and more than happy to let you know they didn't appreciate your presence and had no fear of you. As I was laying on the ground shooting these guys they would charge me, scamper around, and even cock themselves to the side to get a better view up at me. Really...

I believe these are wasps. They are really pretty nasty towards others of their kind.

One of the deadly creatures of the night... the Black Widow. These little ladies were everywhere and really come out at night. Most interesting is that they seem to reside upside down as a normal. Some did not mind my lights and others ran at the first sign of light. Not every Black Widow...

This little blue creature was very interesting to look at. Not sure how he gets around or if he flies. He had no intentions of moving for me.

No idea what this creature is. The eyes are identical to a scorpion. Body is very similar to a spider. Back part of the body is similar to a cricket. Solifugae - Camel Spider or Wind Scorpion

I went to Goblin Valley to shoot the Milky Way. Unfortunately the clouds did not cooperate so I turned my attention in another direction - the creatures of the night. This first one is similar looking to a dragon fly. However, these guys came out at night and normally have their wings folded...

Entry 1 - Goblin Valley Milky Way

Day 226, 2013 - Goblin Valley Scorpion This one was shot somewhere around one in the morning. I was, as mentioned earlier, battling with the Goblin Gods to give me clear skies to shoot the Milky Way and they denied me. To save the night I went in search of the creepy crawlies of the desert...

Day 225, 2013 - Goblin Valley Bonsai While technically not a true Bonsai, this little desert shrub has all the character of a true Bonsai and the battle scars of an extremely difficult environment.

Continued... Goblin Valley Milky Way Wow! The difficulty in getting this shot. Normally, the clouds are clear and the night air perfect. However, the Goblin Gods were against me and I fought over two nights to get this one shot. In spite of all the challenges, I got the shot and here it is.