Venus over Aldebaran

I was trying to find Comet Neowise but there were clouds close to the horizon that blocked it. This is Venus over the orange giant star Aldebaran, from 'Al Dabaran' (الدبران) which means 'the follower' in Arabic, since it seems to follow the Pleiades. The image is not really the discs of either Venus or Aldebaran, just that they are slightly out of focus.

Nighthawks, Toronto or Reykjavik, early 90s

Walking pen nib, Bupreste du tremble (Metallic Wood-boring Beetle), Dicerca sp.

I thought this was a pen nib - when I picked it up the legs began to unfold, but folded back up when I put it down. After a while it started walking about on my desk. Ruler in inches.

Rainbow, June 20, 2020

Cypripedium reginae, showy lady's slipper, cypripède royal, Purdon Conservation Area

 Dragonfly, maybe anax junies

32 C - too hot even for ducks

Duck takes shelter from sun under bench in 32 degree weather.

Maple Flowers, early Spring