Well, I used the macro lens – does that count?

Ballston/North Glebe Road
Ballston/North Glebe Road

It cooled off last night, so no excuse to not knock out my five miles. So, off I went with the Olympus and the cheap-ass macro lens. The cheap macro lens works just fine as a cheap 70mm lens. But, this sure isn’t a macro.

And, neither is this. I was trying sneak up on this wasp. But, when I would get close – Mr (or is it Ms) wasp would take off. So, here we have an inflight view of the Digger Wasp.

Digger Wasp or Blue-winged Wasp Scolia dubia
Digger Wasp or Blue-winged Wasp Scolia dubia

The female builds nests in the ground. They are welcome in the garden because they kill beetle grubs.

We had chicken and mashed potatoes with the “last” of the summer tomatoes for lunch. Some sort of quesadilla for our Enjoy Every Sandwich supper.

I almost forgot. 50 years ago today – the most memorable political advertisement of all time aired on TV.

The Daisy Ad – check it out. 

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