It happened last week, on Tuesday. The 6th of May 2025. Not only was this the heaviest rain of this year so far, but quite possibly the most intense rainy day I have ever experienced in my hometown. (Enlargeable)It had been a long time since the last time I felt inspired to photograph something in my yard and garden. Something extraordinary, or at least highly unusual, had to happen for me to take the camera and start documenting what's going on in this place I'm spending most of my time.

Yesterday, I drove to the area called Marlera, a couple of kilometers from the village of Liznjan, and five or six kilometers from where I live, and I did it in the morning, for a change. Recently, I have posted mostly about what I come across in the evening. Marlera isn't far from Palera, the place I usually post about these days. Marlera and Palera are two sides of a relatively large peninsula covered with cultivated fields and wild meadows. The sea is never too far when you are in Marlera or Palera, and if you are searching for small invertebrates and interesting plants to observe through a macro lens, you'll never end up disappointed.

It was another evening in Palera, the coastal area near the harbor of Liznjan. (Enlargeable)I was there to get my daily dose of meditation and healing through macrophotography and a bunch of pictures for a post to publish on Hive. There is always something interesting to explore and photograph through the macro lens at this time of the year here in my area, so I always get at least a little more than I expect.

The rain was short but heavy. It was very intense. Some parts of my hometown were seriously flooded, and properties were damaged. My neiberhood is uphill enough, and the drainage system works fine, so I can now write this post instead of repairing stuff around the house. It all happened about seven or eight hours ago. It's still fresh. I was sitting here and planning another, much longer post to publish a couple of days from now, when the Reflection Hunters Contest came to my mind. With a temporary little swamp in my yard, I got a nice opportunity to photograph a few interesting reflections.

The 29th of April this year was a warm and sunny day, the weather was very typical for the season. I spent the whole afternoon in Palera, the coastal, agriculture-oriented area about five or six kilometers from my hometown, busy photographing plants and small animals that are very active and abundant in spring.

The evening is almost a character in each of these evening posts I've been publishing quite often lately. The flora and fauna change, but the evening is always there, providing a thematic backbone that creates a feel of a series slowly shaping out. In this post, or an episode of sorts, there is another contender for the place of the main protagonist. It is not a single plant or animal, but a pretty large group of species defined as the order Hemiptera.