What Next Photography & Graphic Arts

An arrow leaf sida flower in a closeup photo shows five overlapping petals that are very thin and highly textured. In the center of the flower several stamens can be seen emerging and spreading a lot of pollen. The green leaves that surround the flower can be seen just below the flower. Instead of it’s usual yellow coloring the sida’s color and the background have been washed with violet.

22 Sep

Fall is Here and a Beautiful Flower is a Great Way to Celebrate

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Events, Plants and Flowers

Fall is Here and a Beautiful Flower is a Great Way to Celebrate welcomes everyone to the first day of fall with an artistic interpretation of a lovely flower. Happy Fall, y’all!

This shot shows a cylindrical cluster of pokeweed berries hanging over a pokeweed leaf. The berries are small and round. The immature berries are light green and textured like a pumpkin. The mature berries are smoother and a deep, dark purple. The immature berries are at the tip of the raceme, while the mature berries are further down the stalk.

21 Sep

American Pokeweed is Highly Toxic but Incredibly Useful

Posted by whatnext10 Plants and Flowers, Uncategorized 2 Comments

American Pokeweed is Highly Toxic but Incredibly Useful introduces readers to the American pokeweed plant and berries. It explains which parts are toxic and symptoms of toxicity, and then also explains many uses for the plant.

This is a full color portrait of a long tailed skipper taken while it feeds on a white and yellow flower. The butterfly is mostly dark brown with black and white payers on the wings. The body is thick and lightly covered in hair. There are large black eyes and dark antennas on the head. A long curved proboscis leads from the mouth to the flower. The background is green and yellow.

20 Sep

The Long Tailed Skipper: Crop Pest or Beautiful Pollinator?

Posted by whatnext10 Butterflies, Insects 2 Comments

The Long Tailed Skipper: Crop Pest or Beautiful Pollinator? discusses this unusual and surprising butterfly both as the crop pest that it’s caterpillars can be, and as the beautiful pollinators that they grow up to be. It also shows readers it’s remarkable colors that are only visible from above.

A pine woods tree frog sits alertly in a bed of pine shavings. The frog is facing the camera for a closeup shot of it’s face. The frog is lime green with darker green and brown blotches on it. The eyes are dark, and there is a ridge that runs from each eye to the nose. The ridge and the nose are colored in brown. The body, seen behind the head is bumpy and covered in blotches.

19 Sep

The Pine Woods Tree Frog is a Beautiful and Helpful Little Frog

Posted by whatnext10 Reptiles & Amphibians

The Pine Woods Tree Frog is a Beautiful and Helpful Little Frog shows readers one of these frogs in it’s green coloring and gives some facts about their habitat, diet, and breeding behaviors.

This is a closeup photo of the face of a Goffin’s cockatoo. The head of the bird takes up most of the frame. The dark brown eye is in great center of the frame. The head is bent over so that the partly open mouth is in the bottom right corner and the top of the head is on the left. The bird is mostly white with peach highlights around the grey beak and ear. The area around the eye is unfeathered and the skin is a very pale blue.

18 Sep

Yesterday Was the Third Annual National Pet Bird Day

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Events

Yesterday Was the Third Annual National Pet Bird Day discusses this relatively new National day and gives a little history about it. Then it goes on to tell you several ways to celebrate.

This is a macro picture of a green lynx spider from the front. The spider’s head is bright green, and it has a white eye spot on top of the head. It has two long green fangs, as well as large palps. The legs are almost white with black spots up to the first joint. After that they are yellow with black bands. There are occasional long, coarse hairs growing from the legs. The spider is surrounded by greenery.

16 Sep

The Beautiful Green Lynx Spider is Useful Against Crop Pests

Posted by whatnext10 Spiders

The Beautiful Green Lynx Spider is Useful Against Crop Pests. give readers some interesting facts about green lynx spiders and tell of the author spotting one in some greenery. It also explains how this avid hunter can be used to kill some crop moths.

A pair of ivy leafed morning glory flowers are growing from their vine on a white sand beach. The flowers are a deep pink with white centers. The flowers are partially framed by the green, lobed leaves of the vine.

15 Sep

The Beach Has Lots of Beautiful Plant Life, Too!

Posted by whatnext10 Plants and Flowers

The Beach has Lots of Beautiful Plant Life, Too! reminds readers that not only is there cool wildlife at the beach, but there’s cool plants, too. It introduces the reader to the beautiful ivy leafed morning glory and some of it’s characteristics.

This is a closeup image of a red crepe Myrtle taken on a late summer afternoon. The flowers have several drops of rain water on them thanks to an earlier thunderstorm. In the center of the photo is a cluster of stamens tipped with yellow pollen

14 Sep

Just a Little Late Summer Beauty for Your Enjoyment

Posted by whatnext10 Plants and Flowers

Just a Little Late Summer Beauty for your Enjoyment

A marsh periwinkle snail is resting among dead marsh grass leaves on the muddy bottom of the marsh at low tide. The snail is viewed from the top of the shell down and shows a brownish, yellowish swirled shell. The shell is marked by intermittent darker brown spots.

13 Sep

This Interesting, Clever Little Snail Actually Farms it’s Own Food

Posted by whatnext10 Mollusks

This Interesting, Clever Little Snail Actually Farms it’s Own Food tells readers about the marsh periwinkle, a salt water snail that eats algae, dead leaves, and fungi. It explains how these snails produce their favorite food on the plant stalks.

A breeding adult laughing gull waits patiently for someone to throw it some food scraps. The bird is standing on a white sand beach and is a solid grey on it’s back, wings, and tail. The underside and neck are white, while the head is covered by a black cap. There is a white circle around the eye.

12 Sep

The Interesting Laughing Gull has Made a Tremendous Come Back

Posted by whatnext10 Birds

The Interesting Laughing Gull has Made a Tremendous Come Back tells readers about these beautiful birds and their habits. It also discusses how they were once near extinction and what still threatens them today.