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Silver-washed fritillary

 

 

 

Silver-washed fritillary

Photographed 21 June 2025 in Villa Ndio’s Butterfly Alley

Camera: ILCE-7RM3a Sony A7R3 iiia

Lens: Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD

Settings: f/4, 1/400 sec., ISO-400, 180mm

Code: 7R3250621

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Studio A / Studio B

Getting there.  We have undergone a major shuffle here at Villa Ndio.  As we cleared out what we are now calling Studio B of all things “photo” and hoping to establish a place for Kathy to pursue her hobbies and pastimes, it became clear that my Studio A was going to have to accommodate more than just all things photo.  That is to say all items associated with family business activities have been moved to Studio A as well.  This makes it a bit more crowded in A but affords more opportunities to be better organized in B.

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Villa Ndio Studio A

With all the space we have here at Villa Ndio we decided to repurpose a few extra rooms.  Don’t woory, there are still plenty of bedrooms to accommodate visitors.  But one bedroom on the top floor has now changed over to be my photography studio, and we are calling it Studio A.  This distinguishes it from the old studio, which combined my photography with music, olive oil processing and other miscellaneous activities.   That studio, now named Studio B, will now also include Kathy’s sewing and two trundle beds, taken from Studio A and our expanded library.  These are big changes and it has taken quite an effort, still on-going, to move all the furniturre, books, beds, photoequipment and computers. I am quite happy with the results.

Now that I am just about all moved in to Studio A I am going through archive storage to make sure I have duplicates of the photos and all the non-photography related files storage for occasional access.

I will also be over-decorating the walls with some of my favorite photos of birds and butterflies and bugs and family and friends…

Here are a few photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pool pavillion

Fixing it up with new walls, along the back and half of two sides. It will make for a cozier chill spot by the pool and more camouflage for photographing birds and other wildlife.  I will be moving the fridge and cabinets from the cabanon to the Pavillion. Coffee maker, hotplate, and just maybe a small sink.

I am also thinking of including sliding trellis panels on the two sides with half walls. I have a clear drop down tarp for the pool side.

I am thinking the Pavillion can be expanded to one side with a pergola providing some shade above chaises lounges that can still be pulled out into the direct sunshine if desired. The pergola can be festooned with vine cover and hanging plants.

The cabanon will be used to store all pool maintenance items. I will have shelving there for storing all the seat cushions. I may be able to store most of the olive collection nets and crates there as well.