Constance Lee Menefee
@conniemenefee.bsky.social
Time's a-wastin' ... cui bono? No artificial intelligence or fake sweeteners used here! Bullfrog paparazza; poet; photographer; artist; researcher of military-adjacent topics; science - lab + technical writer & editor
BANNER = Sycamore bark
BANNER = Sycamore bark
Pinned
Bullfrog x3 of the day from 2017!
Thursday, 27 Nov 2025
I believe these are the first bullfrogs I photographed!
Thursday, 27 Nov 2025
I believe these are the first bullfrogs I photographed!
A frazzled Northern Cardinal male (there was a begging juvenile cardinal a few branches away) 🪶 🌿
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A frazzled Northern Cardinal male (there was a begging juvenile cardinal a few branches away) 🪶 🌿
Backwards looking bullfrog ×5
of the day!
Friday, 28 Nov 2025
of the day!
Friday, 28 Nov 2025
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Backwards looking bullfrog ×5
of the day!
Friday, 28 Nov 2025
of the day!
Friday, 28 Nov 2025
Reposted by Constance Lee Menefee
I spent a brief time one Summer with two red fox kits at a local cemetery. My zoom lens & I leaned against my car. The youngsters were engaging, but not tame. One of their den openings was less than 2 feet from the road edge! 🦊🌿
November 27, 2023 at 1:50 AM
I spent a brief time one Summer with two red fox kits at a local cemetery. My zoom lens & I leaned against my car. The youngsters were engaging, but not tame. One of their den openings was less than 2 feet from the road edge! 🦊🌿
Groundhug ...
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Groundhug ...
Reflecting ...
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Reflecting ...
Larch cones!
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Larch cones!
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Witch hazel blossoms are a wee bit spooky - nonetheless, attractive in their own under-the-sea je ne sais quoi
(Hamamelis - genus) 🌱
(Hamamelis - genus) 🌱
August 26, 2023 at 7:32 PM
Witch hazel blossoms are a wee bit spooky - nonetheless, attractive in their own under-the-sea je ne sais quoi
(Hamamelis - genus) 🌱
(Hamamelis - genus) 🌱
White-throated Sparrow 🪶
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
White-throated Sparrow 🪶
Red-bellied Woodpecker male 🪶
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Red-bellied Woodpecker male 🪶
Bullfrog x3 of the day from 2017!
Thursday, 27 Nov 2025
I believe these are the first bullfrogs I photographed!
Thursday, 27 Nov 2025
I believe these are the first bullfrogs I photographed!
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Bullfrog x3 of the day from 2017!
Thursday, 27 Nov 2025
I believe these are the first bullfrogs I photographed!
Thursday, 27 Nov 2025
I believe these are the first bullfrogs I photographed!
These are the pictures from my exhibit - The Hopeful Eye - installed at the Covington Branch Library (502 Scott Blvd., Covington, KY) - December 2017
(8×10 metal prints)
(8×10 metal prints)
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
These are the pictures from my exhibit - The Hopeful Eye - installed at the Covington Branch Library (502 Scott Blvd., Covington, KY) - December 2017
(8×10 metal prints)
(8×10 metal prints)
Northern Cardinal female 🪶
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Northern Cardinal female 🪶
Mute Swan feeding in sunlight, making neck shadows - a carpet of duckweed/pond plants 🪶 🌿
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Mute Swan feeding in sunlight, making neck shadows - a carpet of duckweed/pond plants 🪶 🌿
I remind myself that "days" are not pre-filled boxes of minutes and moments. My brain insists that we cycle through them one by one. My heart wants ascendency: nothing is decided ahead of time. Nudged maybe; occasionally shoved, even - but open, nonetheless, no matter what the calendar insists.
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I remind myself that "days" are not pre-filled boxes of minutes and moments. My brain insists that we cycle through them one by one. My heart wants ascendency: nothing is decided ahead of time. Nudged maybe; occasionally shoved, even - but open, nonetheless, no matter what the calendar insists.
Bullfrog of the day!
Wednesday, 26 Nov 2025
Wednesday, 26 Nov 2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Bullfrog of the day!
Wednesday, 26 Nov 2025
Wednesday, 26 Nov 2025
Northern Cardinals in the cypress tree, examining the photographer 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Northern Cardinals in the cypress tree, examining the photographer 🪶
Textures ...
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Textures ...
One handy-dandy aspect of red cardinaless is how well they contrast with browns, grays, twigs and pond water ....
Northern Cardinal males in their daily lives ... 🌿 🪶
Northern Cardinal males in their daily lives ... 🌿 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
One handy-dandy aspect of red cardinaless is how well they contrast with browns, grays, twigs and pond water ....
Northern Cardinal males in their daily lives ... 🌿 🪶
Northern Cardinal males in their daily lives ... 🌿 🪶
Northern Cardinal male & female at a feeder 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Northern Cardinal male & female at a feeder 🪶
With so many people screaming into the void, you'd think it would be overflowing. 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
With so many people screaming into the void, you'd think it would be overflowing. 🤔
I will post individual photographs of Northern Cardinals later today - but here are variety packs of male and female cardinals 🪶 🌿
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I will post individual photographs of Northern Cardinals later today - but here are variety packs of male and female cardinals 🪶 🌿
Northern Cardinal fledgling and Dad (male parent) - begging and hunting ... the baby begs and parents (both) search high and low for insects, small invertebrates, berries, seeds ...
🌿 🪶
🌿 🪶
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Northern Cardinal fledgling and Dad (male parent) - begging and hunting ... the baby begs and parents (both) search high and low for insects, small invertebrates, berries, seeds ...
🌿 🪶
🌿 🪶
Bullfrog of the day!
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Bullfrog of the day!
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2025