We watched the final stage of the Tour de France, and the multi-media, light extravaganza they projected on the Arc de Triomphe was spectacular. If the church could could produce the same quality of multi-media production to illustrate the pastor’s points as the Tour de France’s light show did for the awards ceremony, I might buy into the multi-media projection during the service. Then again, if churches could give multi-media shows half as good as the clouds over the Sandias, they might be entertaining.
A hawk was blending with the insulators on the power pole — good hunting strategy. The bee/wasp in the second photo is as BIG as it looks. I’ve been trying to get a clear photo of this critter for a long time. It never lands for but a split second and zips around very quickly. I finally got it in flight. The Asian lily was backlit nicely just after sunrise, and the clouds were quite entertaining throughout the day.
Off Center & Not Even 
Wow–great photos.
Thanks!
That wasp is something called a Cicada Killer Wasp. They hunt and kill cicadas and lay their eggs on them in sandy burrows for their young.
hilariously, that specific one is an Eastern cicada killer. There is such a thing as a Western cicada killer, but I’ve actually never seen one in our area.
Not too many cicadas around.
The images are great, as always. I especially love the one of the hawk, and of the lily. Beautiful!
Thanks, Susan!