A fly belly-up on a bed of Queen Anne's Lace

I’m not sure why I see this so much, but I never remember to look it up. Does the flower have something toxic to the fly, or does the fly lay eggs on the flower and then die, its journey in life complete?

Tiny flies mating on some vegetation

I seem to have some kind of weird talent for finding horny bugs. Perhaps it is my only superpower. My best guess is that these are a species of hoverfly, although I don’t know which one – they are similar to but not the same as didea fasciata.

A Common Orb-Weaver spider pulling together the pieces of her web

I don’t know if you can see it well in the thumbnail size, so full screen is likely a must – this spider was spinning a web while I watched. You can see it holding web at the bottom with its left front legs, and guiding a fine thread from its spinnerets on its rear with a rear leg while a loose piece of web is being pulled into place by legs on the right side. It was very windy, which was frustrating both the spider and me.

1917 Ford Model-T

Selective cropping and another aged-photo old fashioned effect? What’s gotten into me? I’m being all artsy.

The windshield of a 1917 Ford Model-T

I usually don’t like to tinker with certain things too much so I don’t do a lot of the “old timey” effects that some folks like to add to photos, but in this case I liked the faded colour look of an “aged photo” filter.