this week

Peony

Sawtooth Oak upper-right.

Nope, its not a green mamba.





Baby box turtle

Great tortoise, I had a one when I was a kid. My Dad found it out one winter, where I left it to hibernate. So he put it in a nice box with some straw and greens, then put the box in the garage and forgot to tell me.
Of course the poor thing was killed by the car exhaust fumes collecting in the box.
I was gutted.

Cleome

Steve, what kinda camera do you use on safari? Do you know how hard it is for me to use your first name after useing your other name for 30 yrs???hahahahahahaha

Hook,
I keep a canon elph in my shirt pocket, and have some kind of digital with a good optical zoom in the bag/pack or in the truck. A zip lock bag for the pocket camera is a good idea if one is hunting hippo, croc, or other water loving critters--the cameras are ruined in an instant if they go under water. (learned the hard-way, of course)